Elusive refuge : Chinese migrants in the Cold War / Laura Madokoro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Madokoro, Laura, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Humanitarian assistance--Political aspects.

Humanitarian assistance.

Political refugees.

Emigration and immigration.

History.

China--Emigration and immigration--Political aspects.

China.

China--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.

Political refugees--China.

Cold War.

Chinese--Foreign countries.

Chinese.

Emigration and immigration--Political aspects.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

x, 331 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Other Title:

Chinese migrants in the Cold War

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016.

Summary:

During the Cold War, millions of refugees left "Red China" to escape economic and political turmoil. Elusive Refuge explores the forgotten history of these refugee movements, explaining why people left, how they moved, and the international reactions to their plight. Linking immigration reforms with the politics of the Cold War, the book focuses on white settler societies - the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and South Africa - to explore the tension between a vibrant transnational network of international secular and faith organizations that raised awareness about the plight of refugees in Asia and governments that were alarmed at the prospect of the refugees' arrival.-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Written out: the 1951 Convention and refugees in Asia

Border crossings: migrants and the refugee label

Promoting refugees: Western humanitarians in Hong Kong

Troubled times: illegal migration and the refugee subject

Cold war visuals: capturing the politics of resettlement

Navigating change: migrants and regulated movement

Humanitarianism in myth and practice: from Hong Kong to Indochina

Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [293]-317) and index.

ISBN:

9780674971516

0674971515

OCLC:

946907146