Introduction

Relief in the Aftermath of War

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ID10076014
AuthorsJessica Reinisch (0000-0002-3049-1125, Birkbeck College at the School of History, Classics and Archaeology, corresponding author)
Year2008
Volume43
Issue3
Pages371-404
Publication date2008-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Contemporary History (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-0094 • E-ISSN: 1461-7250
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0022009408091819
OpenAlexW2097490170
LanguageEN
Citations received20

This special issue continues the Journal of Contemporary History's tradition of presenting volumes dedicated to single topics or themes in modern history, a practice which dates back to Volume 1, Number 2, published in 1966. l Like its predecessors, this issue of the journal takes an unfamiliar or specialist subject relief work at the end of the second world war and puts it at the centre of historical enquiry. It focuses on emergency relief operations in Europe, which aimed to provide civilian populations with food, clothes, medicines and other living essentials. As the war drew to a close, large areas of the continent were marked by unparalleled destruction and the dislocation of millions of their inhabitants. The problem of how to feed, house, clothe and repatriate these destitute Europeans confronted those who sought to establish a measure of law and order. This collection of articles is concerned with the

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