1st Edition
Displaced Persons, Resettlement and the Legacies of War From War Zones to New Homes
By Jessica Stroja
Copyright 2022
176 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
176 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
176 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book provides a case study on the ongoing impact of displacement and encampment of refugees who do not have access to resettlement support services or are resettled in locations of low cultural and linguistic diversity.
Following the journeys of displaced families and children who left Europe after the Second World War to seek resettlement in Queensland, Australia, this book... Read more
1. Introduction: Refugees and the Legacies of an Unprecedented Crisis 2. The Chaos of Post-War Europe and Resettlement in Australia: New Lives, or Echoes of Past Trauma? 3. A New Home at Last? The Making of Home for Displaced Persons 4. Separation of Family: Echoes of Conflict and Trauma 5. Longing for the Homeland 6. Heritage and Legacies of Displacement 7. Displaced Persons and Faith-Based Networks of Support 8. Looking to the Future: Refugee Resettlement and the Legacies of Displacement. 9. Conclusion: Displaced Persons and the Echo of Displacement: Resilience and Resettlement
Biography
Jessica Stroja is a Resident Adjunct Research Fellow in the Centre for Social and Cultural Research, Griffith University, Australia, and specialises in heritage and the resettlement of refugees and Displaced Persons. Her recent work focuses on the role of faith-based organisations in the care and advocacy for refugees in Australia during the twentieth century.
