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Description

1. xi, 323 pages : illustrations, 1 map; 25 cm.

Summary

1. This book is a work of history studying the social and political context encountered by Kosovar refugees fleeing their homeland to Australia at the height of the NATO-led war against Serbian forces in 1999. The flight of the Kosovar refugees changed Australia's asylum seeker policy forever, and a new test for international humanitarianism had begun. Today refugee crises globally beg the international community to embrace a generosity of spirit. A question this book asks is whether there are limits to generosity, inhibited by nationally contextual and historical perspectives. 'Generosity and refugees' examines the role of the media in framing public understandings of refugees with intriguing parallels for understanding the contemporary political climate internationally.

Series statement

1. Brill's specials in modern history, 2468-578X ; volume 2

Uniform title

1. Brill's specials in modern history ; v. 2.

Subject

1. Kosovo War (Serbia : 1998-1999)
2. 1998-1999
3. Refugees > Australia
4. Refugees > Kosovo (Republic)
5. Albanians > Kosovo (Republic)
6. Kosovo War, 1998-1999 > Refugees
7. Refugees > Government policy > Australia
8. Refugee camps > Australia
9. Humanitarian assistance > Australia
10. Repatriation > Kosovo (Republic)
11. Albanians
12. Humanitarian assistance
13. Refugee camps
14. Refugees
15. Refugees > Government policy
16. Repatriation
17. Australia
18. Kosovo (Republic)
19. Serbia
20. Kosovars in Australia

Contents

1. Introduction : Generosity, refugees and historical perspectives in relation to the Kosovars -- 1. The Howard government, Operation Safe Haven and media spin -- 2. Kosovo and the breakdown of Yugoslavia in the eyes of the "west" -- 3. Natural selection? : the evacuation, bureaucracy and governmental agenda -- 4. Arrival : the Howard government's propaganda machine in action -- 4. The singleton incident : the Kosovars' protest for improved conditions -- 5. At the safe haven -- 6. The end of Operation Safe Haven : repatriation and the high court challenge -- Conclusion : the Kosovars and generosity in context.

Call number

1. JFE 18-7092

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Author

1. Carr, Robert (Historian and social researcher), author.

Title

1. Generosity and refugees : the Kosovars in exile / by Robert Carr.

Publisher

1. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Series

1. Brill's specials in modern history, 2468-578X ; volume 2
2. Brill's specials in modern history ; v. 2.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chronological term

1. 1998-1999

Indexed term

1. Kosovars in Australia.

LCCN

1. 2018012408

ISBN

1. 9789004344112 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
2. 900434411X (hardcover ; alkaline paper)

Research call number

1. JFE 18-7092