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PublisherUniversity of Massachusetts Press

ISBN-101558494669

ISBN-139781558494664

eBay Product ID (ePID)30877532

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Number of Pages392 Pages

Publication NameDispossessed : an Anatomy of Exile

LanguageEnglish

SubjectGeopolitics, General, Earth Sciences / General, Anthropology / General

Publication Year2004

TypeTextbook

AuthorPeter I. Rose

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science, Science

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1 in

Item Weight19.1 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2004-018192

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews"Interesting and informative. . . . The book brings together experts from a wide range of fields. The essays are written not only with a commitment to scholarship, but with sensitivity to the plight of those in exile."--Aaron Berman, Hampshire College

Dewey Edition22

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal940.53/086/914

SynopsisEdward Said once noted that ""exile is compelling to think about, but terrible to experience."" The Dispossessed, a collection of thoughtful essays and critical commentaries on the meaning of exile, reverberates with the significance of Said's terse comment., Edward Said once noted that "exile is compelling to think about, but terrible to experience." The Dispossessed , a collection of thoughtful essays and critical commentaries on the meaning of exile, reverberates with the significance of Said's terse comment. After a forward by actress and activist Liv Ullmann and an introduction by Peter I. Rose, the reader is offered a series of essays examining the experiences of refugees in various parts of the world, with particular attention to the disruptions caused by World War II. Contributors explore the politics of rescue, the dependency of the dispossessed, the role of key players and concerned citizens willing to extend themselves to provide safe havens and new opportunities for those forced to flee their homelands, and examples of the contributions of refugees, particularly refugee intellectuals, to their host societies. Two unifying motifs run throughout the volume--the plight of displaced people, be they escapees, expellees, or hapless victims caught in the crossfire of other peoples' conflicts, and the role of others in attempting to mitigate their predicaments. The contributors were all faculty and fellows of a year-long colloquium "The Anatomy of Exile" at Smith College or participants in one of two conferences held in conjunction with it. They include Dierdre Bonifaz, Lle Aka Burk, Polina Dimova, Donna Robinson Divine, Saverio Giovacchini, Ruth Gruber, Gertraud E.G. Gutzmann, Charles Killinger, Karen Koehler, Orm Ã~verland, Thalia Pandiri, Rubén G. Rumbaut, Richard Preston Unsworth, Krishna Winston, and Peter I. Rose., Edward Said once noted that "exile is compelling to think about, but terrible to experience." The Dispossessed , a collection of thoughtful essays and critical commentaries on the meaning of exile, reverberates with the significance of Said's terse comment. After a forward by actress and activist Liv Ullmann and an introduction by Peter I. Rose, the reader is offered a series of essays examining the experiences of refugees in various parts of the world, with particular attention to the disruptions caused by World War II. Contributors explore the politics of rescue, the dependency of the dispossessed, the role of key players and concerned citizens willing to extend themselves to provide safe havens and new opportunities for those forced to flee their homelands, and examples of the contributions of refugees, particularly refugee intellectuals, to their host societies. Two unifying motifs run throughout the volume?the plight of displaced people, be they escapees, expellees, or hapless victims caught in the crossfire of other peoples' conflicts, and the role of others in attempting to mitigate their predicaments. The contributors were all faculty and fellows of a year-long colloquium "The Anatomy of Exile" at Smith College or participants in one of two conferences held in conjunction with it. They include Dierdre Bonifaz, Lle Aka Burk, Polina Dimova, Donna Robinson Divine, Saverio Giovacchini, Ruth Gruber, Gertraud E.G. Gutzmann, Charles Killinger, Karen Koehler, Orm Ã?verland, Thalia Pandiri, Rubén G. Rumbaut, Richard Preston Unsworth, Krishna Winston, and Peter I. Rose., Edward Said once noted that "exile is compelling to think about, but terrible to experience." The Dispossessed, a collection of thoughtful essays and critical commentaries on the meaning of exile, reverberates with the significance of Said's terse comment. After a forward by actress and activist Liv Ullmann and an introduction by Peter I. Rose, the reader is offered a series of essays examining the experiences of refugees in various parts of the world, with particular attention to the disruptions caused by World War II. Contributors explore the politics of rescue, the dependency of the dispossessed, the role of key players and concerned citizens willing to extend themselves to provide safe havens and new opportunities for those forced to flee their homelands, and examples of the contributions of refugees, particularly refugee intellectuals, to their host societies. Two unifying motifs run throughout the volume -- the plight of displaced people, be they escapees, expellees, or hapless victims caught in the crossfire of other peoples' conflicts, and the role of others in attempting to mitigate their predicaments. The contributors were all faculty and fellows of a year-long colloquium "The Anatomy of Exile" at Smith College or participants in one of two conferences held in conjunction with it. They include Dierdre Bonifaz, Lale Aka Burk, Polina Dimova, Donna Robinson Divine, Saverio Giovacchini, Ruth Gruber, Gertraud E.G. Gutzmann, Charles Killinger, Karen Koehler, Orm Overland, Thalia Pandiri, Ruben G. Rumbaut, Richard Preston Unsworth, Krishna Winston, and Peter I. Rose."

LC Classification NumberHV640.D58 2004