On the Edges of Whiteness

Jochen Lingelbach is a postdoctoral research fellow in African History at the University of Bayreuth. He obtained his doctorate at the University of Leipzig and currently works on the project “Africa in the Global History of Refugee Camps” within the University of Bayreuth’s “Africa Multiple” Cluster of Excellence.

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Preface

List of Abbreviations



Introduction



Chapter 1. How the Poles Came to Africa

Chapter 2. The Postwar Refugee Regime and the Imperial Order of Things

Chapter 3. Comparing Colonialisms in Africa and Poland

Chapter 4. ‘An Incredible Pool of Femininity’: Gendering the Refugees

Chapter 5. Polish Refugees as Part of Colonial Society



Conclusion: On the Edges of Whiteness



Bibliography

Index