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Defectors : how the illicit flight of Soviet citizens built the borders of the Cold War world / Erik R. Scott.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2023Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white).Content type: text | still image | cartographic image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780197546901.Subject(s): Soviet Union -- Foreign relations
| Defectors -- Soviet Union | Soviet Union -- Boundaries | Cold War | Asylum, Right of -- History | Politics and Government | Politics & governmentAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780197546871DDC classification: 325.21094709045 Online resources: Oxford Academic Summary: Focusing on the borders of the Cold War, 'Defectors' examines how the superpowers competed over those who took unauthorized flight from behind the Iron Curtain and how this movement of people in camps, border zones, around embassies, in international waters, and in the air helped create the current refugee system.
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Also issued in print: 2023.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Focusing on the borders of the Cold War, 'Defectors' examines how the superpowers competed over those who took unauthorized flight from behind the Iron Curtain and how this movement of people in camps, border zones, around embassies, in international waters, and in the air helped create the current refugee system.
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