Reluctant refuge : the asylum experience in britain
Friedman, Edie2008
Books, Manuscripts
Subject: The authors set out to show how current negative attitudes towards refugees and asylum seekers reflect a tradition of ambivalence, fuelled by anti-asylum media campaigns, influencing government policies and political discourse. They explain the concept of asylum; look back at the histories and circumstances of refugees who came to Britain before the Second World War; Jewish refugees escaping the Holocaust; Ugandan Asians, Somalis, Roma, Chileans Hungarian, Poles and Afghans, amongst other groups who came after World War II. The book includes case histories, legislation relating to asylum claims in the UK, detention centres and the experiences of children as asylum seekers and refugees.
Author:
Imprint:
British Library, 2008.
ISBN:
9780712308878
Dewey class:
IM.2.01FRI
Local class:
305.906914IM.2.01/FRI
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
53087