"... a signal contribution to a growing literature on a phenomenon that has become tragically pervasive in the 20th century.... This highly original account combines exemplary empirical research with the judicious application of diverse methods to explore the far-reaching ramifications of 'a whole empire walking.'" -- Vucinich Prize citation"An important contribution not only to modern Russian history but also to an ongoing repositioning of Russia in broader European and world historical processes.... elegantly written... highly innovative." -- Europe-Asia Studies Drawing on previously unused archival material in Russia, Latvia, and Armenia and on insights from social and critical theory, Peter Gatrell considers the origins of displacement and its political implications and provides a close analysis of humanitarian initiatives and the relationships between refugees and the communities in which they settled.
Author(s): Peter Gatrell
Year: 2005
Language: English
Pages: 336
Contents......Page 10
Acknowledgments......Page 12
Introduction: Humanity Uprooted......Page 20
1.War and the Origins of Involuntary Displacement......Page 34
2.The Politics of Refugeedom......Page 52
3.Resettlement and Relief of Refugees......Page 68
4.Consolidating Refugeedom......Page 92
5.Refugees and Gender......Page 134
6.Refugees and the Labor Market......Page 147
7.Refugees and the Construction of “National” Identity......Page 160
8.Revolution and Refugeedom......Page 190
Conclusion: The Meanings of Refugeedom......Page 216
Appendix 1. Refugee Population Statistics......Page 230
Appendix 2. Questionnaire Issued by the Tatiana Committee, January 1917......Page 235
Abbreviations......Page 238
Notes......Page 240
Bibliography......Page 312
Index......Page 328
