A whole empire walking : refugees in Russia during World War I / Peter Gatrell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gatrell, Peter.

Series:

Indiana-Michigan series in Russian and East European studies.

Indiana-Michigan series in Russian and East European studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1914-1918--Refugees.

World War, 1914-1918.

World War, 1914-1918--Russia.

Refugees--Russia.

Refugees.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 317 p. ) ill., maps ;

Edition:

1st pbk. ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"... a signal contribution to a growing literature on a phenomenon that has become tragically pervasive in the 20th century.... This highly original account combines exemplary empirical research with the judicious application of diverse methods to explore the far-reaching ramifications of 'a whole empire walking.'" -- Vucinich Prize citation "An important contribution not only to modern Russian history but also to an ongoing repositioning of Russia in broader European and world historical processes.... elegantly written... highly innovative." -- Europe-Asia Studies Drawing on previously unused archival material in Russia, Latvia, and Armenia and on insights from social and critical theory, Peter Gatrell considers the origins of displacement and its political implications and provides a close analysis of humanitarian initiatives and the relationships between refugees and the communities in which they settled.

Contents:

INTRODUCTION: Humanity Uprooted

1. War and the Origins of Involuntary Displacement

2. The Politics of Refugeedom

3. Resettlement and Relief of Refugees

4. Consolidating Refugeedom

5. Refugees and Gender

6. Refugees and the Labor Market

7. Refugees and the Construction of "National" Identity

8. Revolution and Refugeedom

CONCLUSION: The Meanings of Refugeedom

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-308) and index.

ISBN:

9786612238307

9781282238305

1282238302

9780253003027

0253003024

OCLC:

298104960

Publisher Number:

2027/heb05367 hdl