ISBN:
978-3-643-191339-5
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978-3-643-96339-0/PDF
Language:
English
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396 Seiten
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Series Statement:
Ethnologie Band 73
Keywords:
Tschechien Namibia
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Identität
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Diaspora
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Kindheit
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Flüchtling
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Umsiedlung
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Kultureinfluss
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Krieg und Gesellschaft
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Unabhängigkeitskampf
Abstract:
This book focuses on the history and problematic sense of belonging of Naminian Czechs, originally group of prominent child war refugees from Angola who were admitted by the Czechoslovak government in 1985 for education as an expression of international solidarity assistance to SWAPO, a liberation movement fighting for the independence of Namibia. This educational project with elements of social engineering was interrupted in 1991, after Namibia achieved its independence and Czecholovakia had overthrown the communist regime. The political decision to relocate the children to Namibia had a dramatic impact on their future lives. The experience of living in two culturally different environments and especially the realisation that both societies denied their belonging have led to their fatal discovery that they are doomed to rmain outsiders living on the border between two worlds. Naminian Czechs never fully integrated into Namibian society, moreover they proudly proclaim the belonging to the Czech Republic which they consider to be their only and true home. (Umschlagtext)
Description / Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements -- Author's notes -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Historical Background -- 2. International Solidarity Progammes -- 3. Born in Exile's SWAPO Camps -- 4. New Home in Bartoovice (1985-1991) -- 5. Adolescence in Rachatice (1988-1991) -- 6. Forced relocation to Namibia - 7. New life in Namibia -- 8. Return to the Czech Republic -- 9. Naminian Czechs Living in Namibia Today -- 10 Complex Belonging of Namibian Czechs -- Conclusion -- Bibliography
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Literaturverzeichnis: Seite [281]-301
