Displaced Children in Russia and Eastern Europe, 1915-1953
Subtitle: Ideologies, Identities, Experiences
Publisher: Brill Academic Pub
Published: Apr 26, 2017
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9789004175303
Description: "Across Eastern Europe and Russia in the first half of the twentieth century, conflict and violence arising out of foreign and civil wars, occupation, revolutions, social and ethnic restructuring and racial persecution caused countless millions of children to be torn from their homes. Examines the powerful and tragic history of child displacement in this region and the efforts of states, international organizations and others to 're-place' uprooted, and often orphaned, children. By analysing the causes, character and course of child displacement, and examining through first-person testimonies the children's experiences and later memories, the chapters in this volume shed new light on twentieth-century nation-building and social engineering and the emergence of modern concepts and practices of statehood, children's rights and humanitarianism. Contributors are: Tomas Balkelis, Rachel Faircloth Green, Gabriel Finder, Michael Kaznelson, Aldis Purs, Karl D. Qualls, Elizabeth White, Tara Zahra"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Source title: Displaced Children in Russia and Eastern Europe, 1915-1953: Ideologies, Identities, Experiences (Russian History and Culture)