Refugees and political asylum Books
The Book Guild Ltd Once Upon a Time in Uppsala
Book SynopsisShirin has just arrived from war-stricken Iran to Sweden – her new home. Her and her family must learn to acclimatise to the weather, culture and socialisation of Sweden whilst still staying in touch with their Iranian heritage. Along with her response to such things as a traditional Swedish Christmas lunch, the dating rituals of European teenagers or the social dynamics of an unfamiliar and not always friendly classroom are fascinating glimpses into the lives of a varied community of refugees, eccentrics and drop-outs. These are interspersed with traditional Persian fairy tales and nostalgic memories of her beloved grandmother, which sustain her in her new life. Once Upon A Time in Uppsala is a remarkable, candid and moving account of a sensitive child on the verge of adolescence transplanted from her beloved but suffering homeland into a country which, although politically safe, offers unexpected challenges of its own. “A book of an unusual charm.” Irma Kurtz (Author of My Life in Agony, About Time and Agony Aunt for Cosmopolitan) “This is an exceptionally candid, sensitive and lively account of an immigrant’s experience in an alien society.” Jonathan Keates (Writer, biographer, novelist and former chairman of the Venice in Peril Fund) “Honest, unflinching and thought-provoking, this is a book that will stay with me for a long time...” Awais Khan, (Award-winning author of No Honour) “A moving and fascinating read about displacement, integration, solidarity and friendship.” Daphna Baram (Author of Disenchantment, The Guardian and Israel) “A beautiful, deeply moving account of love, family and friendship. Everyone should read this.” A.A. Chaudhuri (Best-selling author of The Scribe, The Abduction, She’s Mine and The Loyal Friend) “Perfectly captured that fish-out-of-water feeling of being thrown into a baffling new culture.” Heleen Kist (Author of What I Hid From You)
£9.49
UEA Publishing Project Time Stood Still
Book SynopsisA masterpiece of humanism, Time Stood Still recounts Paul Cohen-Portheim's years of internment in England as an enemy alien during World War One. A passionate but balanced argument against internment and its inherently dehumanizing effects.
£13.49
Scottish Labour History Society Diverse Voices, Challenging Injustice: Banner
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£7.89
Kyoto University Press and Trans Pacific Press Displacement Risks in Africa: Refugees,
Book SynopsisAs the plight of refugees around the world looms large as one of the central problems facing the international political community at the beginning of the 21st century, the situations facing displaced persons in Africa are both acute manifestations of this global trend, and unique in their particularities.As the powerful nations of the world are mobilised to tackle domestic conflicts and their ensuing refugee problems in the Balkans, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and elsewhere, African societies have typically been abandoned by the international community to resolving their own conflicts through their own means. The authors of this volume examine both causes and effects of displacement in terms of both local and global politics, environmental risks, socio-economic costs, and policy and identity issues. Combined, these papers provide a powerful if not comprehensive overview of the variety and complexity of circumstances concerning displaced persons.
£64.00
Scribe Publications Watching brief: Reflections on Human Rights, Law,
Book SynopsisIn Watching Brief, noted lawyer and human rights advocate Julian Burnside articulates a sensitive and intelligent defence of the rights of asylum seekers and refugees, and the importance of protecting human rights and maintaining the rule of law. He looks at such cases as those involving David Hicks, Jack Thomas and Van Nguyen.
£17.93
ATF Press We Are Better Than This: Essays and Poems on
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£28.79
ATF Press We Are Better Than This: Essays and Poems on
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£22.79
ATF Press The 2015 Gasson Lecturers: Maintaining a
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ATF Press The 2015 Gasson Lecturers: Maintaining a
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£23.39
Sarabande Books, Incorporated Mare Nostrum
Book Synopsis“On the bridges to those slippery worlds, we are wrapped in gold foil, disease free. Who is saving whom? The question’s not stated, only implied.” In 2013, the Italian government implemented Mare Nostrum, an operation intended to limit immigration from Africa and the Middle East to European countries. For the refugees, the journeys were harrowing, often ending in shipwrecks or imprisonment, and the arrivals were wracked with uncertainty. Here, the poet Khaled Mattawa conjures a pointed, incantatory account of the refugee experience in the Mediterranean. In reclaiming the operation's name Mare Nostrum (our sea in Latin), he renders us culpable for the losses, and responsible to those risking their lives in pursuit of hope and respite from oppression. The voices are many, and the lyrics ritualistic, as if Mattawa has stirred ghosts from the wreckage. Part narrative, part blessing, this chapbook begs of its readers: Do you remember? Mattawa’s writing is a lighthouse for politics of the twenty-first century, and this chapbook a stunning memorial.Trade Review"Mare Nostrum...draws parallels between [Mattawa's] focus on the migration crisis in the Arab world and his interest in environmental degradation, raising awareness of the negative effect of politics and economics on the environment." —Arab World English Journal, online and print "This is a path to compassion without arrogance and mystery without indifference." —World Literature Today "There would be easy ways to categorize this book and the poems in it. We could try 'political poetry' or 'the poetry of witness.' Those are fine, of course, but it is more than enough to simply think of these poems as memorable reminders of the horrors that we allow to stay on the periphery of our experience. Mattawa does not let us forget." —Keith Taylor, The Rupture "[A] writer at his most humane." —Spencer Hupp, The Sewanee Review "Stunning new collection." —The National (AE) Past Praise for Khaled Mattawa: "With its alluring rhythms, its sweeping energy and incantations, Zodiac of Echoes is a remarkable marriage between politics and lyric intensity." —The Missouri Review "Through his critical essays, his poetry, and his translations, Mattawa serves as a mediator between Arab and American culture and highlights the invaluable role of literary translations in bridging cultural divides." —MacArthur Fellowship
£7.99
University of Nevada Press The Battle to Stay in America: Immigration's
Book SynopsisThe Battle to Stay in America is the story of a community coming to grips with the federal government's crackdown on immigrants and learning how to defend itself. Informative and personal, this is a story about mothers and fathers, lawyers and activists, local police and federal agencies, and a struggle for the identity of a nation. This is the quintessential story of the war on immigrants, as fought and felt on the front lines in the heart of America.Trade ReviewReviewed by the New York Review of Books:The destructive impact of this enforcement regime on day-to-day life in immigrant communities is described with refreshing clarity and heart by Michael Kagan in The Battle to Stay in America. Kagan, a law professor at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, tells stories of his neighbors and of clients at the university law clinic he runs. He provides an unusually accessible primer on immigration law and a valuable guide to the ways it currently works to perpetuate an excluded immigrant underclass with diminished rights."Table of Contents Preface: A Note About Word Choice Introduction 1 Part I: The Targets 1 The Graveyards of Nevada 11 2 Plan B 25 3 The Cleaners 43 Part II: The Attack 4 The Unaccompanied 61 5 Two Arrests 79 6 Psychological Warfare 92 Part III: The Defense 7 How to Talk to Your Neighbors About Immigration 111 8 The Strip Mall Resistance 129 9 Dirty Immigration Lawyers 146 10 The Coming Battle 160 Acknowledgments 169 Glossary 171 Notes 175 Bibliography 187 Index 000 About the Author 197
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Rutgers University Press Belonging and Becoming in a Multicultural World:
Book SynopsisChildren and youth are front and center in the context of global mass migration and the social discord around questions of multicultural inclusion that it often ignites. Imprecise portrayals of their inclination to either embrace diversity or to incite racism are used to exemplify both the success and failures of the multicultural project. In the context of young people’s heightened politicization, Open Access volume Belonging and Becoming in a Multicultural World shifts the focus to a group of Sudanese and Karen refugee youth’s own insights, explanations and practices as they attempt to create a sense of identity and belonging in Australia. These young people engage race, racism and national identity in creative and unexpected ways as they are confronted with the social and moral implications of multiculturalism.Download open access ebook. Trade ReviewBelonging and Becoming in a Multicultural World is a wonderfully fresh account of how refugee-background youth challenge, invert, and identify with racialized and ethnicized identity categories and navigate difference in their daily lives. The book foregrounds the voices of young people themselves, offering a much-needed counter-narrative to the all-too-often calcified identity constructs that animate much political discussion today. More than anything, it offers a rich account of the narrative forces that shape how diverse young people are able to realize a sense of belonging in a multicultural society. -- Amanda Wise * Coeditor of Convivialities: Possibility and Ambivalence in Urban Multicultures *“This book offers a rich ethnography of the lives of refugee youth in a culturally diverse world. Eschewing both celebratory multiculturalism and a narrow focus on racism, the book deftly examines the ways race and friendship are woven together in the identity-making practices of young refugees. Moran insightfully foregrounds the importance of understanding the ‘responsive’ nature of identity in forging a sense of place and belonging in culturally diverse schools.” -- Greg Noble * Coeditor of Convivialities: Possibility and Ambivalence in Urban Multicultures *"Laura Moran’s work is innovative, well researched and engaging. It reminds us of the importance of micro-perspective, accounts of young people and the meanings young people give to broad social narratives they encounter and shows the value of extensive ethnographic fieldwork." * Ethnic and Racial Studies *"New Books Network: New Books in Anthropology" interview with Laura Moran * New Books Network: New Books in Anthropology *"The book is exceptionally legible and accessible, is written clearly and concisely, and is available as an Open Access volume. It will appeal to scholars and students across disciplines – such as education, anthropology, sociology, geography, ethnic studies, political science, social work, and public administration – as well as to a general public that is interested in human rights, migration, youth, race, ethnicity, and multiculturalism." * Anthropology Book Forum *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Fieldwork and Research Foundations 2 Multicultural Australia and the Refugee Experience: Ethnographic Settings 3 Identity in Theory: Responsiveness and Belonging Among Refugee Youth 4 Everyday Identity: Self and Belonging through Friendship, Fighting and Dating 5 Performing Identity: Capital and Connecting in Multicultural Context 6 Politicizing Identity: Engaging Racism, Citizenship and the Nation 7 Self, Belonging and Multicultural Morality Appendix Acknowledgements Notes References Index
£25.19
Rutgers University Press Belonging and Becoming in a Multicultural World:
Book SynopsisChildren and youth are front and center in the context of global mass migration and the social discord around questions of multicultural inclusion that it often ignites. Imprecise portrayals of their inclination to either embrace diversity or to incite racism are used to exemplify both the success and failures of the multicultural project. In the context of young people’s heightened politicization, Open Access volume Belonging and Becoming in a Multicultural World shifts the focus to a group of Sudanese and Karen refugee youth’s own insights, explanations and practices as they attempt to create a sense of identity and belonging in Australia. These young people engage race, racism and national identity in creative and unexpected ways as they are confronted with the social and moral implications of multiculturalism.Download open access ebook. Trade ReviewBelonging and Becoming in a Multicultural World is a wonderfully fresh account of how refugee-background youth challenge, invert, and identify with racialized and ethnicized identity categories and navigate difference in their daily lives. The book foregrounds the voices of young people themselves, offering a much-needed counter-narrative to the all-too-often calcified identity constructs that animate much political discussion today. More than anything, it offers a rich account of the narrative forces that shape how diverse young people are able to realize a sense of belonging in a multicultural society. -- Amanda Wise * Coeditor of Convivialities: Possibility and Ambivalence in Urban Multicultures *“This book offers a rich ethnography of the lives of refugee youth in a culturally diverse world. Eschewing both celebratory multiculturalism and a narrow focus on racism, the book deftly examines the ways race and friendship are woven together in the identity-making practices of young refugees. Moran insightfully foregrounds the importance of understanding the ‘responsive’ nature of identity in forging a sense of place and belonging in culturally diverse schools.” -- Greg Noble * Coeditor of Convivialities: Possibility and Ambivalence in Urban Multicultures *"Laura Moran’s work is innovative, well researched and engaging. It reminds us of the importance of micro-perspective, accounts of young people and the meanings young people give to broad social narratives they encounter and shows the value of extensive ethnographic fieldwork." * Ethnic and Racial Studies *"New Books Network: New Books in Anthropology" interview with Laura Moran * New Books Network: New Books in Anthropology *"The book is exceptionally legible and accessible, is written clearly and concisely, and is available as an Open Access volume. It will appeal to scholars and students across disciplines – such as education, anthropology, sociology, geography, ethnic studies, political science, social work, and public administration – as well as to a general public that is interested in human rights, migration, youth, race, ethnicity, and multiculturalism." * Anthropology Book Forum *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Fieldwork and Research Foundations 2 Multicultural Australia and the Refugee Experience: Ethnographic Settings 3 Identity in Theory: Responsiveness and Belonging Among Refugee Youth 4 Everyday Identity: Self and Belonging through Friendship, Fighting and Dating 5 Performing Identity: Capital and Connecting in Multicultural Context 6 Politicizing Identity: Engaging Racism, Citizenship and the Nation 7 Self, Belonging and Multicultural Morality Appendix Acknowledgements Notes References Index
£107.20
Penguin Putnam Inc Those We Throw Away Are Diamonds: A Refugee's
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Freehand Books Homes: A Refugee Story
Book SynopsisIn 2010, the al Rabeeah family left their home in Iraq in hope of a safer life. They moved to Homs, in Syria - just before the Syrian civil war broke out. Abu Bakr, one of eight children, was ten years old when the violence began on the streets around him: car bombings, attacks on his mosque and school, firebombs late at night. Homes tells of the strange juxtapositions of growing up in a war zone: horrific, unimaginable events punctuated by normalcy - soccer, cousins, video games, friends. Homes is the remarkable true story of how a young boy emerged from a war zone - and found safety in Canada - with a passion for sharing his story and telling the world what is truly happening in Syria. As told to her by Abu Bakr al Rabeeah, writer Winnie Yeung has crafted a heartbreaking, hopeful, and urgently necessary book that provides a window into understanding Syria.Trade Review"Besides the terrific prose and its more harrowing details, what really makes the 220-page book special is its fully realized portrait of normal, everyday Syria slowly being chipped away at by numerous interests wrestling for power. One of the book's great strengths is the on-the-streets feeling in Syria - kids playing soccer one moment, avoiding unknown peril sneaking through familiar alleys to avoid dangerous checkpoints the next." - Edmonton Journal
£11.39
2 Simple Publishing Ltd. Get the Children Out!: Unsung heroes of the
Book SynopsisThe grocer, the teacher, the soldier, the Quaker...Mike Levy shines a light on the courageous deeds of twenty-two women and men who transformed the lives of the Kindertransport and other refugees.In 1938, when the Government refused to act and those around them turned a blind eye, these heroic individuals took it upon themselves to orchestrate one of the greatest lifesaving missions the world has ever seen.Until now the compelling accounts of these extraordinary rescue missions have remained untold.
£9.49
Actes Sud Borders
Book SynopsisIn Borders, Jean-Michel André questions the notion of border, a question which takes the form of a wandering, whose starting point is in the Jungle of Calais on the eve of the evacuation of the slum in 2016. André pursued the project over three years in France, Italy, Spain and Tunisia - anywhere there were refugees in search of shelter, anywhere there were men, women and children brought together by the same hope of crossing one final stretch of water. With these images of the Jungle, he mixes various fragments of landscapes to form a visual palimpsest. These silent places never cease to signify partition, rupture and desolation and exhale the vertigo of emptiness. Desires from elsewhere become dust and smoke in these spaces where the human figure, photographed isolated and from behind, is located on a threshold, between reality and imagination, memory and present. With accompanying texts by writer Wilfried N’Sondé, whose novels follow similar themes, together André and N’Sondé combine their disciplines the creation being Borders which is neither a linear series nor narrative – rather a collection of works.
£33.75
Springer Nature Switzerland AG Refugees in Canada: On the Loss of Social and
Book SynopsisThe focus of this book is on the experiences of government-sponsored refugees in the early stages of integrating into Canadian society. Combining data gleaned from a longitudinal study of relatively recently arrived refugees in Calgary, Canada, with a close focus on the case of a physician from Colombia and his family, this volume illustrates how the cultural and social capital of refugees is marginalized and, in some cases, erased by the undervaluing of their education, training, credentials, and other knowledge. The findings presented in the book underscore the importance of addressing the challenge of integrating highly trained professionals into the professions for which they are credentialed.Trade Review“This book is intended for researchers, teachers, and language policies makers. It demystifies the linguistic, social, and economic conditions of refugee families in Canada. It is an excellent example for researching the changes in the social and cultural capital of migrants, indigenous peoples, and transnational families in other countries.” (Lorena Córdova-Hernández, Language Policy, Vol. 21, 2022)Table of ContentsChapter 1: The ProblemChapter 2: The Researcher and the Researched Chapter 3: The Study Chapter 4: The Martinez Family Chapter 5: Robert and Jacqueline Chapter 6: Challenges and a Way Forward
£52.24
Springer International Publishing AG War Victims and the Right to a City: From
Book SynopsisThis book analyzes the role of integrated spatial planning in constructing eco-sustainable urban housing in post-conflict scenarios and investigates two different spaces in an emergency: Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan and Damascus city in Syria. The book presents a new innovative tool that assists in building a successful and sustainable reconstruction after emergencies which corresponds to the planning approach's heterogeneous nature within emergency situations. The same innovative theoretical framework also covers the ramifications of climate change on the urban built environment and reduces its sociological impact on the stricken communities.This book is intended for researchers, academics, students, spatial planners, policy makers, think tank groups, and public entities who are interested in post-disaster reconstruction and the issues of refugee camps.Table of Contents1. CHAPTER I THE TEMPORARY CITY The temporary city hypothesis The relationship between the camp and the neighborhood How cities absorb and deal with the sudden population influx and the need for urban housing? The C.A.S.E project in L’Aquila- the Abruzzo region- Italy An adequate urban housing for refugees in the Thessaloniki-Greece The refugee camps as an alternative- Jordan 2. CHAPTER II THE URBICIDE The direct urbicide in Syrian cities Postconflict urban reconstruction and redefining a place to live in The repatriated individuals and the right to a city The indirect urbicide “Conflict-induced displacement and the right to the city.” Overview of urban emergency management Developing an integrated approach to planning The methodology process of an integrated planning Opportunities and limits of the integrated planning in temporary settlements 3. CHAPTER III SPACES IN EMERGENCY Damascus city in Syria “Direct urbicide” The Urban Development of Damascus The distribution of the informal settlements in Damascus Damascus urban scenario in war-time The Syrian approach in construction: an eye over the organization laws in Syria The law 10 The Law No.33 Law 9 Assessing the damage in the housing sector The Indirect Urbicide “Zaatari refugee camp” The population growth in Zaatari refugee camp The Zaatari camp as an urban housing: the abrupt space for emergency 4. CHAPTER IV Urban Emergency Integrated Planning [UEIP]. Urban Emergency Integrated Planning UEIP Cities rise again. The Spatial sphere Diagnostic sphere Construction Laws and the technical standards sphere. The innovative theoretical framework: Urban Emergency Integrated Planning [UEIP]. 5. CHAPTER V Conclusion & the FUTURE UEIP Theoretical and Policy Implications 3 Importance of the [UEIP] to urban planning and the future research 6. REFERENCES 7. APPENDICES
£80.99
Pano Verlag In This Place We Are Very Far Away from God: Raum
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£38.95
Duncker & Humblot Migration Und Solidaritat / Migration and
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£123.25
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Uber Grenzen: Migration und Flucht in globaler
Book SynopsisGlobale Migrations- und Fluchtbewegungen pragen gegenwartig politische, gesellschaftliche und wissenschaftliche Debatten. Bildete Europa am Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs eine der grossten fluchtlingsgenerierenden Regionen, steht es heute vor allem als Ziel weltweiter Migration im Fokus. Der Sammelband bietet auf aktuellem Forschungsstand ein breites Panorama an zeithistorischen, politik- und sozialwissenschaftlichen Beitragen. Sie diskutieren kontroverse Begriffe wie Arbeits- und Wirtschaftsmigration, Zwangsmigration und politische Flucht, analysieren Netzwerke, Infrastrukturen und Akteure verschiedener Migrationsregime und fragen nach Konzepten und Praktiken politischer Steuerung. Mit Fallbeispielen zu Europa, Nord-, Mittel- und Sudamerika, zu Afrika, Asien und dem Nahen Osten vom Zweiten Weltkrieg bis in die Gegenwart leistet der Band einen fundierten und facettenreichen Beitrag zu einem hochaktuellen Forschungsfeld.
£69.84
Austrian Academy of Sciences Press Die Lange Dauer Der Flucht - Analysen Aus
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Kerber Verlag Winfried Muthesius: 1.000 Odysseen
Book SynopsisIn his latest series of works, entitled 1.000 Odysseen, Winfried Muthesius (b. 1957) uses his photographs to explore the globally divisive topics of refugeeism and displacement. The artist, who lives and works in Berlin and Cape Verde, photographed items washed ashore on the remote beaches of the Cape Verde islands. These disturbingly poetic images for the most part show details of damaged or destroyed flip-flops — the simple footwear of people living in poverty. In the exhibition at the Stiftung Christliche Kunst Wittenberg, Muthesius enters into a dialogue with Oskar Kokoschka’s piece Rest on the Flight into Egypt, using this example to evoke humankind’s long history of flight and exile. This book features numerous images from the series, with hitherto unpublished drawings by the artist, images of works from his broken gold series, as well as texts by Pia Beckmann, Christhard-Georg Neubert, and an interview with Winfried Muthesius. Text in English and German.
£27.75
Transcript Verlag Embodied Violence and Agency in Refugee Regimes:
Book SynopsisMultiple refugee regimes govern the lives of forced migrants simultaneously but in an often conflicting way. As a mechanism of inclusion/exclusion, they tend to engender the violence they sought to dissipate. Protection and control channel agency through mechanisms of either tutelage and victimisation or criminalisation. This book contrasts multiple groups of refugees and refugee regimes, revealing the inherent coercive violence of refugee regimes, from displacement and expulsion, to stereotypification and exclusion in host countries, and academic knowledge essentialisation. This violence is international, national, society-based, internalised, and embodied - and it urgently needs due scholarly attention.
£37.39
Transcript Verlag From Shelters to Dwellings – The Dismantling and
Book SynopsisIn Zaatari camp, Jordan, thousands of Syrian refugees were sheltered in tents and caravans, which they steadily appropriated and turned into dwellings that responded to their social and cultural needs. In this book, Ayham Dalal takes a closer look at this remarkable transformation. He draws on the tension between 'the shelter' and 'the dwelling' to unravel how new spaces unfold in between them, where refugees become architects and the camp is dismantled and reassembled. From Shelters to Dwellings is the first study to uniquely combine ethnographic observations with new architectural research methods, to illustrate in detail how refugees inhabit shelters. It is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding how camps and shelters are transformed by the powerful act of dwelling.
£42.50
Transcript Verlag Internment Refugee Camps: Historical and
Book SynopsisHow did and does the fate of refugees unfold in internment camps? The contributors facilitate an extensive engagement with the organized, state led, and forced placement of refugees in the past and present. They show the parallels and differences between the practices and types of internment in different countries - while considering the specific historical contexts. Moreover, they highlight the nexus of relationships and agencies which constitute the camps in question as transitory spaces. The contributions consist of analyses of local phenomena or case studies as well as comparative engagements from an international and/or historical perspective.
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Transcript Verlag Living in Refuge: Ritualization and Religiosity
Book SynopsisThis comparative ethnography of a Muslim and a Christian Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon focuses on contrasting social belonging processes through a ritualization approach. Leonardo Schiocchet argues that contrasts emerge out of the intersectionality of religiosity, nationhood, refugeeness and politics, and synthesizes academic research on piety and moral self-cultivation and on the everyday life of religious communities. He contributes to the literature on refugees at large, and Palestinian refugees in particular, with the unique dense socio-historical portrait of two refugee camps for which there is almost no recorded literature.Table of ContentsIntroduction; A Disposition toward Suspicion; Settling in Lebanon: An Oral Historical Account; Ritual Tempo in Al-Jalil; Ritual Tempo in Dbayeh; On Ritual, Religion, and Time; Al-ṣumūd: Sacralization and Ritualization of Palestinianness; Economies of Trust; Conclusion; References; Index.
£33.14
Transcript Verlag Academics in Exile: Networks, Knowledge Exchange
Book SynopsisRestrictions on academic freedom, persecution and armed conflict have forced many scholars into exile. So far, the professional trajectories of these scholars and their contributions to knowledge exchange have not been studied comprehensively. The contributors to this volume address the situations and networks of scholars in exile, the challenges they face in their host countries and the opportunities they use. These issues are highly relevant to discussions about the moral economies of higher education institutions and support programs. Although the contributions largely focus on Germany as a host country, they also offer telling examples of forced mobility in the Global South, including both contemporary and historical perspectives.
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V&R unipress GmbH Reflections on Camps - Space, Agency, Materiality
Book SynopsisHow the Issue of Camps serve as cross-sectional Matter for Researchers in different Fields
£22.79
V&R unipress GmbH Berichte und Studien.: Entwicklungstrends und
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V&R unipress GmbH Displaced-Persons-Forschung in Österreich und
Book SynopsisDas vorliegende Heft gibt einen Einblick in die Displaced-Persons-Forschung (DPs) in Österreich und Deutschland. Vier Einzelbeiträge beleuchten das Phänomen dieser wohl größten Flüchtlings- und Zuwanderergruppe in Österreichs und Deutschlands jüngerer Geschichte aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven und präsentieren neue Ansätze. Die Autoren der Beiträge plädieren für akteurszentrierte, kulturgeschichtliche Zugänge und bringen damit Bewegung in das Forschungsfeld. The present issue gives an insight in the research of displaced persons (DPs) in Austria and Germany. Four contributions focus on the phenomenon of this assumingly largest refugee and immigrant group of Austria's and Germany's recent history from different perspectives and present new approaches. The authors plead for a culture-historical approach and therefore breathe new life into this study field.
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V&R unipress GmbH Nachkriegserfahrungen: Exklusion und Inklusion
Book SynopsisDie Etablierung einer demokratischen Nachkriegsordnung nach dem gewaltsamen Ende des NS-Regimes stellte die österreichische Politik und Gesellschaft vor vielfältige Herausforderungen. Neben den allgemeinen wirtschaftlichen Schwierigkeiten waren es vor allem Fragen nach dem gesellschaftlichen Umgang mit den ehemaligen NationalsozialistInnen ebenso wie mit den tausenden Displaced Persons und Flüchtlingen. Die Beiträge dieses Heftes setzen sich am Beispiel der Steiermark mit Fragen der Entnazifizierung der Universitäten und Schulen ebenso auseinander wie mit der Situation jüdischer DP’s sowie den Kontinuitäten des Antisemitismus im Rahmen der justitiellen Aufarbeitung von NS-Gewaltverbrechen. After the brutal ending of the Nazi regime the establishment of a democratic post-war order was a major challenge in Austrian politics and society. In addition to general economic problems, Austria faced problems regarding the treatment of both former Nazis and thousands of displaced persons and refugees. The contributions in this journal discuss questions on denazification at universities and schools, the situation of Jewish displaced persons as well as the continuities of antisemitism within the legal analysis of Nazi crimes in the Austrian state Styria.
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Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft Das Asylbewerberleistungsgesetz Fur Die Soziale
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£21.75
V&R unipress GmbH Forging a New Heimat: Expellees in Post-War West
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Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Vidas desplazadas: La migración en México /
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Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Los muros de aire. Y otras crónicas de frontera /
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£14.36
Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic Exile in London: The Experience of Czechoslovakia
Book SynopsisDuring World War II, London experienced not just the Blitz and the arrival of continental refugees, but also an influx of displaced foreign governments. Drawing together renowned historians from nine countries--the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, the former Yugoslavia, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia--this book explores life in exile as experienced by the governments of Czechoslovakia and other occupied nations who found refuge in the British capital. Through new archival research and fresh historical interpretations, chapters delve into common characteristics and differences in the origin and structure of the individual governments-in-exile in an attempt to explain how they dealt with pressing social and economic problems at home while abroad; how they were able to influence crucial Allied diplomatic negotiations; the relative importance of armies, strategic commodities, and equipment that particular governments-in-exile were able to offer to the allied war effort; important wartime propaganda; and early preparations for addressing postwar minority issues.
£20.00
Atlantic Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd Social Issues Human Trafficking, Rights of
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United Nations United Nations Relief and Works Agency for
Book SynopsisOfficial Records of the Financial Report and audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2015 and Report of the Board of Auditors for United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
£22.46
Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Turkey: Syrian Refugee Resilience Plan 2018-2019
Book SynopsisThe Syrian Refugee Resilience Plan (SRRP) is FAO's guiding document to support the Government of Turkey in addressing the needs of Syrians under Temporary Protection (SuTPs) and vulnerable host communities in Turkey. The plan is based on a holistic cooperative approach involving a variety of actors, as well as partnerships with the private sector and local institutions that have been the main service providers for SuTPs and local populations. The plan is structured around five pillars: promoting skills and knowledge for sustainable agricultural livelihoods and food security and nutrition; supporting employability and entrepreneurship in the food and agriculture sector; investing in the sustainable development of the agriculture sector and utilization of natural resources; improving access to social protection; and managing knowledge in the food security and agriculture sector. It aims to directly support the resilience of more than 60 000 households (approx. 300 000 people, of which at least 40 percent are women and women-headed households) from Syrian and host communities in Turkey affected by the crisis. It also includes capacity-building initiatives for national and local government bodies, non-governmental organizations and local institutions, such as associations and cooperatives.
£25.60
Augsburg Fortress Publishers What We Remember Will Be Saved
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