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DPs: Europe's Displaced Persons, 1945-51

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Description for DPs: Europe's Displaced Persons, 1945-51 Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; JFFN; JFSR1; JPVH1; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402. Europe's Displaced Persons, 1945-1951. 256 pages, 25ill. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; JFFN; JFSR1; JPVH1; JPVR. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 16. Weight: 394.

"Wyman's book is the only one that comprehensively, and sensitively, depicts the plight of the postwar refugees in Western Europe."—M. Mark Stolarik, University of Ottawa

"This is a fascinating and very moving book."—International Migration Review

"Wyman has written a highly readable account of the movement of diverse ethnic and cultural groups of Europe's displaced persons, 1945-1951. An analysis of the social, economic, and political circumstances within which relocation, resettlement, and repatriation of millions of people occurred, this study is equally a study in diplomacy, in international relations, and in social history.... A vivid and compassionate recreation of the ... Read more

"Wyman interviewed some eighty DPs as well as employees of various agencies who served them; he cites a broad range of published primary sources, secondary sources, and some archival material.... This book presents a useful overview and should stimulate further research."—Journal of American Ethnic History

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Product Details

Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801485428
SKU
V9780801485428
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Mark Wyman
Mark Wyman is Professor of History at Illinois State University. He is the author of Round-Trip to America: The Immigrants Return to Europe, 1880-1930, also from Cornell.

Reviews for DPs: Europe's Displaced Persons, 1945-51
This is a fascinating and very moving book.
International Migration Review
Wyman interviewed some eighty DPs as well as employees of various agencies who served them; he cites a broad range of published primary sources, secondary sources, and some archival material.... This book presents a useful overview and should stimulate further research.
Journal of American Ethnic History ... Read more

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