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Refugees in a Global Era

Refugees in a Global Era

by PhilipMarfleet (Author)

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Synopsis

This topical new book offers an authoritative analysis of forced migration in the age of globalization. It explores histories of migration, the changing patterns of migration and the refugee experience of displacement, flight and the search for asylum. Critical reading for all students seeking to understand the position of refugees today.

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Format: Illustrated
 Pages: 344
 Edition: 2006
 Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 14 Feb 2006
ISBN 10: 0333777840
ISBN 13: 9780333777848
Book Overview: 'This book examines the global picture of forced migration...It first sets the refugee question in a global context, combining historical analysis with an insight into contemporary political cultures. It goes on to look at a number of current issues surrounding asylum, and studies the role the nation-state has to play. Finally it examines the concepts of displacement and flight, concluding with a case for the policy of open oborders. It also offers a critical analysis of refugee policy in Europe, North America and Australia ' - Oxfam Development Resource Review

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'This book examines the global picture of forced migration...It first sets the refugee question in a global context, combining historical analysis with an insight into contemporary political cultures. It goes on to look at a number of current issues surrounding asylum, and studies the role the nation-state has to play. Finally it examines the concepts of displacement and flight, concluding with a case for the policy of open oborders. It also offers a critical analysis of refugee policy in Europe, North America and Australia ' - Oxfam Development Resource Review
Author Bio
PHILIP MARFLEET is Reader in Refugee Studies and Director of the Refugee Research Centre at the University of East London, UK. He has published widely in the fields of development, migration and Middle East studies and is editor (with Ray Kiely) of Globalisation and the Third World.