Defectors : how the illicit flight of Soviet citizens built the borders of the Cold War world /

Focusing on the borders of the Cold War, 'Defectors' examines how the superpowers competed over those who took unauthorized flight from behind the Iron Curtain and how this movement of people in camps, border zones, around embassies, in international waters, and in the air helped create th...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Scott, Erik
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2023.
Zusammenfassung:
Focusing on the borders of the Cold War, 'Defectors' examines how the superpowers competed over those who took unauthorized flight from behind the Iron Curtain and how this movement of people in camps, border zones, around embassies, in international waters, and in the air helped create the current refugee system.
Umfang:
1 online resource (329 pages)
Anmerkungen:
Also issued in print: 2023.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-754690-0
0-19-754689-7
0-19-754688-9
Schlagworte:
Defectors > Soviet Union.
Cold War.
Asylum, Right of > History.
Politics and Government.
Politics & government.
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