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Free World?
Peter Gatrell
其他書名
The Campaign to Save the World's Refugees, 1956-1963
出版Cambridge University Press, 2011-01-13
主題History / WorldPolitical Science / International Relations / GeneralPolitical Science / Public Policy / Social Services & WelfarePolitical Science / Human RightsSocial Science / Refugees
ISBN11070024009781107002401
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=WIitrghiXaQC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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.