the campaign to save the world's refugees, 1956-63 Gatrell, Peter. creator text bibliography enk Cambridge New York Cambridge University Press 2011 monographic eng

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xiv, 263 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. "Free World? is a major contribution to the transnational history of humanitarianism in the postwar world. Peter Gatrell shows how and why the UN, NGOs, governments and individuals embarked on a unique campaign, World Refugee Year (1959-1960), in response to global refugee crises, particularly in Europe, the Middle East and the Far East. Adopted by nearly one hundred countries, the campaign galvanised public opinion and raised money by enlisting celebrities, using the mass media, and recreating 'refugee camps' in the affluent West. Free World? assesses the causes and consequences of the refugee crises, locates the campaign in the broader geopolitical context of the Cold War and decolonisation and shows how it helped to inspire subsequent campaigns such as Amnesty International and Freedom from Hunger. Ultimately the book asks how those who are in a more privileged position might better reflect on their responsibilities towards refugees in the modern world"-- Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. Free World?; 2. Sites of confrontation, crucibles of displacement: towards World Refugee Year; 3. World Refugee Year: the politics of a global campaign; 4. World Refugee Year presences and absences; 5. Bricks or dynamite? Achievements, disappointments, opportunities; Conclusion. Global politics, humanitarianism and refugees in the modern era. Peter Gatrell. Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-254) and index. Refugees International cooperation History 20th century World Refugee Year, 1959-1960 Refugiados Problemas sociales Año Mundial de los Refugiados, 1959-1960 HV 640 G261f 2011 362.87/809045 9781107002401 (hardback) 2010037096 http://assets.cambridge.org/97811070/02401/cover/9781107002401.jpg http://assets.cambridge.org/97811070/02401/cover/9781107002401.jpg DLC 100831 20230410120745.0 113662