Author

Publication

2016 - Oxford University Press

Language

English

Word Count

48,000 words, Guess

Page Count

192 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139780190652388
  • ISBN-100190652381
  • Library of Congress Control Number2017303363
  • OCLC Control Number951452812
  • Better World Books9780190652388
and 1 more

Classifications

  • LCCJV6346.M35 2016
  • LCCJV6346 .M35 2016b
  • LCCJV6346 .M35 2016

Description

"With the recent arrival in Europe of over a million refugees and asylum-seekers, a sense of panic has spread across the continent and beyond. William Maley's illuminating introduction offers a guide to the complex idea of "the refugee" and sets the current crisis within the wider history of human exile, injecting much-needed objectivity and nuance into the debate. Arguing that Western states are now reaping the consequences of policies aimed at blocking safe and "legal" access to asylum, 'What is a refugee?' shows why many proposed solutions to the refugee "problem" will exacerbate tension and risk fueling the growth of extremism among people who have been denied all hope. This lucid book also tells of the families and individuals who have sought refuge, highlighting the suffering, separation and dislocation on their perilous journeys to safety. Only through such stories can we properly begin to understand what it is to be a refugee."--

Subjects

Other Editions

  • What Is a Refugee?Oxford University Press2016

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