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Record Nr.

UNINA9910850803203321

Titolo

People on the move : forced population movements in Europe in the Second World War and its aftermath / / Pertti Ahonen [and five others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, , 2020

ISBN

1-00-313639-7

1-000-32543-1

1-000-32366-8

1-003-13639-7

1-282-28607-2

9786612286070

1-84788-464-4

Edizione

[English ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (288 p.)

Collana

Occupation in Europe

Disciplina

940.53/1

940.5316

Soggetti

Population transfers - History - 20th century

World War, 1939-1945 - Deportations

Forced migration - Europe - History - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published 2008 by Berg Publishers."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-264) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Forced migration plans and policies of Nazi Germany -- The population policies of the 'Axis' allies -- Population movements at the end of the war and in its aftermath -- The experience of forced migration -- Forced migrations and mass movements in the memorialization processes since the Second World War -- Forced labourers in the Third Reich.

Sommario/riassunto

Europe has a long history of state-led population displacement on ethnic grounds. The nationalist argument of ethnic homogeneity has been a crucial factor in the mapping of the continent. At no time has this been more the case than during and after the Second World War. Both under the aggressive expansionism of the Third Reich and after Germany's defeat, millions were brutally forced out of their homelands. Presenting a history from the top as well as the bottom, People on the



Move reconstructs the complex map of forced population displacements that took place across Europe during and immediately after the Second World War.