What Happened to the Children Who Fled Nazi Persecution / by G. Holton, G. Sonnert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sonnert, Gerhard, 1957-

Contributor:

Holton, Gerald James.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

America--History.

America.

Europe--History.

Europe.

History, Modern.

Sociology.

Social groups.

Human rights.

Middle East--History.

Middle East.

History of the Americas.

European History.

Modern History.

Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging.

Human Rights.

History of the Middle East.

Local Subjects:

History of the Americas.

European History.

Modern History.

Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging.

Human Rights.

History of the Middle East.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2006.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The result of a four-year, in-depth study of those refugees who came as children or youths from Central Europe to the United States during the 1930s and 1940s, fleeing persecution from the National Socialist regime. This study uses social science methodology and examines their fates in their new country, their successes and tribulations.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Preface; Introduction; 1 Exodus; 2 Advent; 3 Settling In; 4 Socioeconomic Achievements; 5 Partial Assimilation-Complex Identities; 6 Ingredients of Success; 7 Anguish-Privatized Costs, Socialized Benefits; 8 Epilogue: Lessons for Current Refugees; Appendix: Samples and Methods; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611361297

9781281361295

1281361291

9780230601796

0230601790

OCLC:

560404564