Reinventing French aid the politics of humanitarian relief in French-occupied Germany, 1945-1952 Laure Humbert

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Humbert, Laure, 1985- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Civilian relief--Germany (West).

World War, 1939-1945.

Refugees--Government policy--France--History--20th century.

Refugees.

International relief--Germany (West).

International relief.

Humanitarian assistance--Germany (West).

Humanitarian assistance.

World War, 1939-1945--Refugees--Germany (West).

Refugee camps--Germany (West)--History--20th century.

Refugee camps.

France--Foreign relations--Germany.

France.

Germany--Foreign relations--France.

Germany.

Civilian war relief.

Diplomatic relations.

Refugees--Government policy.

Germany (West).

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom New York, NY Cambridge University Press 2021

Summary:

"This book explores how humanitarian aid was influenced by French politics of national recovery and the rivalries of the Cold War. It examines the complicated everyday encounters between French officials, members of new international organizations, relief workers, defeated Germans and the sizeable group of Displaced Persons (DPs), who remained in the territory of the French occupation zone prior to their repatriation or emigration to a third country. By rendering relief workers and DPs visible, it sheds lights on their role in shaping relief practices and addresses the neglected issue of the gendering of rehabilitation. In doing so, it highlights different cultures of rehabilitation, in part rooted in pre-war ideas about 'overcoming' poverty and war-induced injuries. Crucially, it unearths the active and bottom-up nature of the restoration of France's prestige. Not only were relief workers concerned about the image of France circulating in DP camps, but they also drew DP artists into the orbit of French cultural diplomacy in Germany"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

The politics of relief

The politics of immigration : unwanted wartime collaborators or ideal white settlers?

In the shadow of Nazi occupation : making and overseeing DP camps

The politics of neutrality : repatriating and screening DPs in the early Cold War

Reconstructing the body, rehabilitating the mind?

The "broken" DP : "remaking" the minds of refugees

"Rehabilitation" through work? Vocational training and DP employment

Transforming DPs into French citizens? The resettlement of DPs in France

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 02, 2021)

Other Format:

Print version Humbert, Laure, 1985- Reinventing French aid.

ISBN:

9781108916981

1108916988

1108912257

9781108912259

OCLC:

1235901996

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license