Refugees, Human Rights and Realpolitik

The Clandestine Immigration of Jewish Refugees from Italy to Palestine, 1945-1948
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-1-138-28007-6
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 244 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 537 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Modern European History

This book presents a multidimensional case study of international human rights in the immediate post-Second World War period, and the way in which complex refugee problems created by the war were often in direct competition with strategic interests and national sovereignty.

The case study is the clandestine immigration of Jewish refugees from Italy to Palestine in 1945–1948, which was part of a British–Zionist conflict over Palestine, involving strategic and humanitarian attitudes. The result was a clear subjection of human rights considerations to strategic and political interests.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sharfman, Daphna

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte des Judentums (Diaspora)
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part One: Historical Background 1. Refugees and Human Rights Part Two: Political Developments 2. The Major Players: Britain, the United States, Italy and the Zionists Part Three: Case Study: Jewish Refugees in Italy 3. Timeline of Events and the Italian Arena 4. Refugees in the Limelight 5. Changing British and Italian policies and the Exodus affair of July-September 1947 6. Conclusion: Refugees as International Actors or Pawns?

Über Autor(innen)

Daphna Sharfman is a lecturer and former chair of the Political Science Department, Western Galilee College, Israel. She is the author of books and articles in the fields of human rights, Israeli government, human rights and foreign policy, and the British Mandate of Palestine.