Displaced Persons, Resettlement and the Legacies of War

Autorentext

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.

Klappentext

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.

Inhalt

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