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OverviewThis volume addresses an issue that was until recently taboo: children fathered by Black American GIs who were stationed in Europe during and after World War II and whose mothers were local citizens. They were born into societies that defined themselves as White and rejected this extremely visible portion of the so-called occupation children. Black and White are in this volume not (only) understood as descriptions of skin color, but above all as social constructs and political categories with racist attributions and effects. The authors of the contributions examine the manner in which these mixed-race children and their mothers were treated by their societies and the respective authorities; they assess the experiences and self-understandings of the individuals affected; they discuss their institutionalization and the strategy practiced by the youth welfare agencies of giving these children up for adoption abroad; and finally they highlight how African American couples in the USA interpreted the adoption of these mixed-race children from Europe as an act of Black resistance against White supremacy. Full Product DetailsAuthor: ao. Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Ingrid Bauer , Philipp Rohrbach , Dr. Azziza B. Malanda , Prof. Lucy BlandPublisher: V&R unipress GmbH Imprint: V&R unipress GmbH Edition: 1. Edition Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 0.862kg ISBN: 9783847112839ISBN 10: 384711283 Pages: 130 Publication Date: 15 February 2021 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationIngrid Bauer, Zeit- und Kulturhistorikerin, war ao. Professorin an der Universität Salzburg und arbeitet jetzt als freie Autorin in Wien. Ingrid Bauer, Zeit- und Kulturhistorikerin, war ao. Professorin an der Universität Salzburg und arbeitet jetzt als freie Autorin in Wien. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |