{"product_id":"2026100007069-secondhand-the-unwanted-european-refugees-in-the-twentieth-century","title":"The Unwanted: European Refugees In The Twentieth Century","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Very good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Very good\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of twentieth-century Europe lies one of history's most haunting and enduring crises: the mass displacement of millions of men, women, and children who found themselves without a home, a nation, or a welcome. The Unwanted: European Refugees in the Twentieth Century chronicles the devastating human consequences of war, persecution, and political upheaval, tracing the refugee experience from the upheavals of World War I through the Holocaust and the vast population movements of World War II. Michael R. Marrus presents a sweeping and meticulously researched historical account, drawing on a vast range of primary and secondary sources to detail how European states, international organizations, and ordinary citizens responded — or failed to respond — to successive waves of the dispossessed.\n\nA landmark work in modern historical scholarship, Marrus argues that the refugee crisis was not a series of isolated emergencies but a defining and recurring feature of European modernity, shaped by nationalism, racism, and the collapse of empires. His prose is measured yet deeply humane, illuminating the systemic failures that condemned so many to lives of statelessness and suffering. This essential study forces readers to confront uncomfortable truths about sovereignty, compassion, and indifference — questions that resonate with urgent contemporary relevance long after the final page is turned.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130943873243,"sku":"2026100007069-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/37ded61e-ab4a-4dd5-9dc3-f074c29079ee.png?v=1786593035","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100007069-secondhand-the-unwanted-european-refugees-in-the-twentieth-century","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}