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Return and Circular Migration in Contemporary European History
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Edited by:
Sarah Oberbichler
Language:
English
Published/Copyright:
2024
About this book
Migration is often viewed as a one-way process, from the country of origin to the place of arrival, but recent academic research shows that this presumption is fundamentally flawed. Migration has always been characterized by return movements, as a glance into history reveals – from transatlantic returns in the 19th century to the back-and-forth of migrant workers and refugees in the 20th century, and numerous other forced and voluntary migrations. This volume invites to reconceptualize studies in migration history by shifting away from the focus on “going away” to a more complex one revolving around a plurality of issues of leaving, returning, moving on and traveling again, belonging and fluid identities in “third spaces”.
Structured in three parts, the contributions in this volume shed light on the close connection between power dynamics and return migration as well as how migration processes shape individual planning abilities, social relationships, and complex spatial dynamics.The methodological part of the volume further encourages readers to reflect on growing data collections and possibilities for digital research on return migration.
Structured in three parts, the contributions in this volume shed light on the close connection between power dynamics and return migration as well as how migration processes shape individual planning abilities, social relationships, and complex spatial dynamics.The methodological part of the volume further encourages readers to reflect on growing data collections and possibilities for digital research on return migration.
Author / Editor information
Eva Pfanzelter, Sarah Oberbichler, University of Innsbruck, Austria; Valerio Larcher, University of Bolzano, Italy
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Frontmatter
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Acknowledgments
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Contents
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List of Contributors
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List of Abbreviations
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1 Introduction
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2 European Historical Return Migration Research. A Literature Overview
13 - Part I: Digital Historical Remigration Studies
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3 Digital Historical Remigration: The Example of the South Tyrolean Return Option
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4 Remigration to Luxembourg. Examining a New Research Question by Means of Digital Hermeneutics
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5 A Historical Atlas of the South Tyrolean Option
93 - Part II: Returnees Between National Policies and Individual Trauma
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6 National Narratives and Immigrant Voices: Transatlantic Return Migration to Italy and Austria, 1850–1950
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7 Colonists or Migrants? The Political Debate on Returns From the Former Colonies in Post-war Italy
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8 “The End of the World as we Know it”. Framing Settlers’ Return to Italy Within the Current International Debate
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9 The Decision-making Process and Re- Option of the South Tyrolean Optants from the Perspective of Contemporary Witnesses
179 - Part III: Socioeconomic, Cultural and Political Aspects of Return to Rural Areas After WWII
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10 A Survey on Return Migration in Sicily During the Sixties
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11 On Emigrating and Returning – Five Examples From the Aosta Valley
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12 Returnees to Serbia From Abroad: Suitcases Full of Democracy
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13 The Organized Return to South Tyrol After World War II. Crossing the Border for Return Migrants, and Resettlement Assistance
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14 Return Migration in Kanaltal. Valcanale/ Kanaltal/Kanalska Dolina 1939–1950
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Index
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Publishing information
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
eBook published on:
October 21, 2024
eBook ISBN:
9783111186016
Hardcover published on:
October 21, 2024
Hardcover ISBN:
9783111185934
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Front matter:
14
Main content:
322
Illustrations:
4
Coloured Illustrations:
16
Tables:
9
Audience(s) for this book
Scholars of migration studies, transnational history, contemporary history
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BY-NC-ND 4.0
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