{"product_id":"nothing-personal-9781444367058","title":"Nothing Personal","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this groundbreaking new study, Nick Gill provides a conceptually innovative account of the ways in which indifference to the desperation and hardship faced by thousands of migrants fleeing persecution and exploitation comes about.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures original, unpublished empirical material from four Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funded projects\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChallenges the consensus that border controls are necessary or desirable in contemporary society\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates how immigration decision makers are immersed in a suffocating web of institutionalized processes that greatly hinder their objectivity and limit their access to alternative perspectives\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTheoretically informed throughout, drawing on the work of a range of social theorists, including Max Weber, Zygmunt Bauman, Emmanuel Levinas, and Georg Simmel\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeries Editors’ Preface viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Figures ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcronyms xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Moral Distance and Bureaucracy 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Distant Bureaucrats 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Distance at Close Quarters 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Indifference Towards Suffering Others During Sustained Contact 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Indifference and Emotions 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Examining Compassion 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Conclusion 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMethodological Appendix 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 216\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408396263767,"sku":"9781444367058","price":23.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781444367058.jpg?v=1730502748","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/nothing-personal-9781444367058","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}