Uprooted & unwanted : Bosnian refugees in Austria and the United States / Barbara Franz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Franz, Barbara, 1968-

Series:

Eugenia and Hugh M. Stewart '26 series on Eastern Europe.

Eugenia and Hugh M. Stewart '26 series on Eastern Europe

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bosnian Americans--New York (State)--New York--Social conditions.

Bosnian Americans.

Bosnians--Austria--Vienna--Social conditions.

Bosnians.

Refugees--New York (State)--New York--Social conditions.

Refugees.

Refugees--Austria--Vienna--Social conditions.

Yugoslav War, 1991-1995--Refugees.

Yugoslav War, 1991-1995.

New York (N.Y.)--Social conditions.

New York (N.Y.).

Vienna (Austria)--Social conditions.

Vienna (Austria).

New York (N.Y.)--Ethnic relations.

Vienna (Austria)--Ethnic relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (219 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Uprooted and unwanted

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A & M University Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The tragedy of war does not end when the soldiers put down their guns. Among the after-effects, the dislocation and relocation of civilians often loom large. The aftermath of the Bosnian conflicts has left many refugees needing to establish new lives, often in radically different cultures. In "Uprooted and Unwanted," Barbara Franz offers a cogent look at how these refugees have fared in two representative cities--Vienna and New York City. Between 1991 and 2001, some 30,000 Bosnian refugees settled in Austria, and 120,000 found their way to the United States. Franz focuses on the strategies, skills, and informal networks used by Bosnian refugees, particularly women, to adapt to official policies and administrative practices in their host societies. Her analysis concludes that historically inaccurate ideas on how to deal with displaced persons have led to policies in both Europe and North America that have adversely affected those whose lives have been devastated by war.

Contents:

International economic and political involvement in the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnian refugees and changes in asylum law in the European Union, Austria, and the United States

Residence and initial problems in Austria and the United States

Settlement realities for Bosnians in Vienna and New York City

Bosnian women's social position in the former Yugoslavia

American nativism, patriotism, and nationalism

Austrian identity formation vis-à-vis the foreigner on the "Island of the blessed".

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-199) and index.

ISBN:

1-299-05403-X

1-60344-655-9

OCLC:

726828949