{"product_id":"whatever-happened-to-asylum-in-britain-a-tale-of-two-walls-9781571819918","title":"Whatever Happened to Asylum in Britain?: A Tale","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tRefugees and asylum-seekers are high up on many people's political agenda. Even so, there is a remarkable lack of information. Who are these asylum-seekers? Aren't they almost all \"bogus\"? How do western immigration authorities decide whether or not they are genuine? Is the UN convention on Refugees out of date and in need of renegotiation?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tThis book brings insider knowledge to the study of asylum in Britain today. It is based on visits to places where asylum seekers are detained, on working with lawyers representing asylum-seekers and on a close knowledge of many of the refugee organisations. It argues passionately that Britain shall not throw away, through ignorance and misunderstanding, a reputation for providing a place of safety for the persecuted, and the chance of welcoming people who have much to contribute to national life and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e“An exceptionally lucid history of asylum issue in the United Kingdom since the mid-1980s.”\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e• International Migration Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e“An unusual and highly successful book: a review of the changes which have taken place in asylum law in recent years, painted in their political context and described in accurate detail, but peppered with the personal experiences of asylum seekers which adds a poignant reality to what might otherwise appear a dry description.”\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e• Nicky Padfield,\u003c\/b\u003e Fellow of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tAbbreviations\u003cbr\u003e \tForeword\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e A Matter of National Pride\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eMap 1.1:\u003c\/b\u003e Distribution of Refugees in Sudan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/b\u003e Setting the Scene\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/b\u003e The Tamils and the 1987 Watershed\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/b\u003e Making Decisions\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/b\u003e A Right of Appeal\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/b\u003e Without Charge or Trial\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/b\u003e Protecting Women, Children and Families\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/b\u003e Building Walls Around Fortress Europe\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/b\u003e Keeping Them Out: Building a Wall Around the UK\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/b\u003e Supporting Asylum-Seekers\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eAfterword\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041438368087,"sku":"9781571819918","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781571819918.jpg?v=1750950279","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/whatever-happened-to-asylum-in-britain-a-tale-of-two-walls-9781571819918","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}