Humanitarian Protection for Prisoners of War and Refugees in the Long Aftermath of the First World War

• Autore: Piana Francesca
• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam : , : Amsterdam University Press, , 2024; ©2024
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (301 pages)
• Disciplina: 361.2609
• Soggetto topico: Humanitarian law; Military history; Prisoners of war
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Table of Contents -- Figures and tables -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgment -- Introduction -- Part I: The return of forgotten prisoners of war from Russia and from the Central Powers -- Chapter 1. Humanitarian diplomacy for prisoners of war: compassion, politics, and money -- Chapter 2. Crossing Narva: the exchange of prisoners of war at the Estonia–Russia border -- Part II: The internationalization of the Russian refugee question -- Chapter 3. From prisoners of war to Russian refugees: continuity of policies -- Chapter 4. The global governance of refugee protection: obstacles and innovations -- Chapter 5. Unsorted Constantinople: protecting white Russians from the inter-Allied occupation to modern Turkey -- Part III: The rescue and the resettlement of Armenian refugees -- Chapter 6. International politics for Armenians: multiple discourses, different responses -- Chapter 7. A fragmented global exile: humanitarian protection and refugee politics for displaced Armenians -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: At the end of WWI, millions of prisoners of war and civilians were displaced across Europe, the South Caucasus, and the Eastern Mediterranean. While many made their way home, genocide, revolution, and post-war instability delayed the repatriation of prisoners of war from Russia and the Central Powers, while Russian and Armenian refugees were forced into exile. In response to the inconsistent efforts of governments, a series of international organizations intervened. Three of these--the International Committee of the Red Cross, the League of Nations, and the International Labour Organization--designed and implemented humanitarian, political, and legal measures to protect prisoners of war and refugees. By examining together international officers, national representatives, relief workers, experts, local staff, prisoners of war, and refugees, the book sheds new light on the plurality of agencies and spaces that determined the contours of humanitarian protection and refugee politics. From international negotiations to the everyday practices of care, the book argues for the emergence of a plural, discordant, and gendered governance of refugee protection. This is a history of both failures and innovations, of compassion and cynicism, set against a complex and ever-changing political backdrop.
• Titolo autorizzato: Humanitarian Protection for Prisoners of War and Refugees in the Long Aftermath of the First World War
• ISBN: 9789400604629; 9400604629
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996691902703316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: Global Connections: Routes and Roots Series