Free World?

by Peter Gatrell

Book Overview

Free World? is a major contribution to the transnational history of humanitarianism in the postwar world. Peter Gatrell shows how and why the UN, NGOs, governments and individuals embarked on a unique campaign, World Refugee Year (1959-1960), in response to global refugee crises, particularly in Europe, the Middle East and the Far East. Adopted by nearly one hundred countries, the campaign galvanised public opinion and raised money by enlisting celebrities,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521174813
• ISBN13: 9780521174817
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"