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Book SynopsisAnalyses the experiences of Spanish Republican refugees in France
Trade Review‘The quality of the historical research behind this publication is excellent. The narrative and arguments of the book are supported by detailed multi-archival research, interviews conducted during the 2000s, and a solid theoretical basis. […] Soo’s book can be praised for providing a highly readable and updated account in English on the history of Spanish republican exiles in France. Learning about the intricacies of the historical relationship between refugees and the modern nation-state is enlightening and—taking into account pressing concerns.’
Ángel Alcalde, Independent Scholar, American Historical Review
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Table of ContentsIntroduction: coming to terms with the Spanish republican exile in France
Part I: The onset of exile
1 Unravelling rights and identities: the exodus of 1939
2 Reception, internment and repatriation, 1939–40
3 Organisations, networks and identities, 1939–40
Part II: Working in from the margins
4 Ambiguities at work: refugees and the French war economy, 1939–40
5 Work, surveillance, refusal and revolt in Vichy and German-Occupied France, 1940–44
Part III: Aspirations of return, commemoration and home
6 Mobilisation, commemoration and return, 1944–55
7 Moving memories, 1970–2009
Conclusion: trajectories and legacies
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