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<p>The temporary employment of Yugoslav citizens in Western countries was one of the most important migration phenomena in socialist Yugoslavia. In the early 1970s, one in every four Yugoslavs employed outside of agriculture and craft work was a "Gastarbeiter". Yet, while the study of the Yugoslav "Gastarbeiter" emigration has received much scholarly attention, the overall numbers and dynamics of "Gastarbeiter" return migration have remained under-researched. This book offers a major contribution to fill this gap. It draws on fresh political documents from the archives, the press, statistical data, contemporary sociological research, audio-visual materials, novels, and oral history interviews. It shows that the impact of the "Gastarbeiter" return migration on development policies, social change, and narratives of identity was much more extensive than what has been recognised so far. In particular, analysing changes in migration patterns and policies in the period 1965-1991, this book argues that the return and reintegration of "Gastarbeiter" generated political divisions and social tensions on a much larger scale than had their employment abroad. It maintains that, during the crisi

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Author

Berndard, Sara

Publisher

Harrassowitz, Otto, GmbH & Co. KG. Abt. Verlag

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9783447198455

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Political Science, History, European History