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The Refuge and the Fortress. Britain and the Flight from Tyranny.
Jeremy Seabrook
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Description for The Refuge and the Fortress. Britain and the Flight from Tyranny.
Paperback. In the 75th anniversary of CARA (Council for Assisting Refugee Academics), this book explores the experiences and achievements of refugee academics and their rescuers to recount Britain's past relationship with overseas victims of persecution, and as vital questions about our present-day attitudes towards immigration and asylum. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBJD1; HBLW; JFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
In the 75th anniversary of CARA (Council for Assisting Refugee Academics), this book explores the experiences and achievements of refugee academics and their rescuers to recount Britain's past relationship with overseas victims of persecution, and as vital questions about our present-day attitudes towards immigration and asylum.
In the 75th anniversary of CARA (Council for Assisting Refugee Academics), this book explores the experiences and achievements of refugee academics and their rescuers to recount Britain's past relationship with overseas victims of persecution, and as vital questions about our present-day attitudes towards immigration and asylum.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
259
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230218789
SKU
V9780230218789
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Jeremy Seabrook
JEREMY SEABROOK is a former teacher, social worker, journalist and playwright, contributor to the Guardian, New Internationalist and the Statesman in Kolkata. He is the author of 40 books, dealing with social and economic justice and international development. Among the most recent are Children of Other Worlds (child labour), Travels in the Sex Trade (sex tourism), Love in a Different Climate ... Read more
Reviews for The Refuge and the Fortress. Britain and the Flight from Tyranny.
Longlisted for the Orwell Prize 2009 'This is a story of tragedy and triumph: tragedy, in the expulsion of eminent scholars from their home countries; triumph, in their rescue by CARA to achieve even greater renown in this country.' - The Right Honourable Lord Bingham of Cornhill, Senior Law Lord 'This book is an ... Read more