This book, first published in 1988, charts society's responses to the
huge numbers of refugees in Europe and the Middle East during and after
the Second World War. At the close of the war large areas of Europe lay
in ruins, and large numbers of refugees faced upheaval and famine.
Political considerations influenced the decisions as to who received
assistance, and refugees were forcibly repatriated or resettled - and in
the analysis of these matters and more, both the refugee crises of the
1940s and their relevance today are highlighted.