Sanctuary and asylum: a social and political history
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People in danger have received protection in communities beyond their own from the earliest times of recorded history. The causes -- war, conflict, violence, persecution, natural disasters, and climate change -- are as familiar to readers of the news as to students of the past.?…
This volume is an authoritative contribution to scholarly and policy debates surrounding forced displacement, as well as to practice.
"In this novel approach to law and literature, Robert Barsky delves into the canon of so-called Great Books, and discovers that many beloved characters therein encounter obstacles similar to those faced by contemporary refugees and undocumented persons. The struggles of Odysseus…
A comprehensive analysis of the modern-day movement of refugees reveals the normalcy of cross-border migration in search of work and the contemporary developments, such as the mass dislocations during World War II, that have helped shaped the refugee concept at the end of the ce…