In the 75th anniversary of CARA (Council for Assisting Refugee Academics), this book explores the experiences and achievements of refugee academics and their rescuers to recount Britain’s past relationship with overseas victims of persecution, and as vital questions about our present-day attitudes towards immigration and asylum.
Innehållsförteckning
List of Illustrations Foreword Acknowledgements A Note on the Text Introduction PART I: ACADEMIC REFUGEES PART II: THEN PART III: UNTIL Eastern Europe Southern Africa West and North-Western Africa PART IV: NOW Africa The Caucusus, Iran, Central Asia and the Far East The Journey to Safety Conclusion BibliographyOm författaren
JEREMY SEABROOK is a former teacher, social worker, journalist and playwright, contributor tothe Guardian,
New Internationalist and
the Statesman in Kolkata. He is the author of 40 books, dealing with social and economic justice and international development. Among the most recent are
Children of Other Worlds (child labour),
Travels in the Sex Trade (sex tourism),
Love in a Different Climate (same-sex relationships, India),
Consuming Cultures, ( globalization and local lives).
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Språk Engelska ● Formatera PDF ● Sidor 259 ● ISBN 9780230235014 ● Filstorlek 10.5 MB ● Utgivare Palgrave Macmillan UK ● Stad London ● Land GB ● Publicerad 2008 ● Nedladdningsbara 24 månader ● Valuta EUR ● ID 4967815 ● Kopieringsskydd Social DRM