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Mitigating Misery
Robert F. Gorman
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Description for Mitigating Misery
Hardback. With over seventeen million refugees inhabiting the globe today, this book addresses this dramatic 20th century phenomenon and several of the issues it raises. Gorman examines how refugee situations arise and the way in which they are addressed by the various global actors: governments, U.N. agencies, and private voluntary organizations. Num Pages: 362 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; GTF; JFFN; JKSN1; JKSR; JPQB; JPSN1; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
With over seventeen million refugees inhabiting the globe today, this book addresses this dramatic 20th century phenomenon and several of the issues it raises. Gorman examines how refugee situations arise and the way in which they are addressed by the various global actors: governments, U.N. agencies, and private voluntary organizations. He argues that the entire refugee situationóthe provisions of aid, the search for durable solutions, and the resolution of conflictsóinvolves complex interactions between political and humanitarian causes. Drawing upon his own personal experience in the refugee assistance field, the author explores the various actors, their interactions, refugee emergencies, refugee protection, ... Read more
With over seventeen million refugees inhabiting the globe today, this book addresses this dramatic 20th century phenomenon and several of the issues it raises. Gorman examines how refugee situations arise and the way in which they are addressed by the various global actors: governments, U.N. agencies, and private voluntary organizations. He argues that the entire refugee situationóthe provisions of aid, the search for durable solutions, and the resolution of conflictsóinvolves complex interactions between political and humanitarian causes. Drawing upon his own personal experience in the refugee assistance field, the author explores the various actors, their interactions, refugee emergencies, refugee protection, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
Number of Pages
362
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780819191755
SKU
V9780819191755
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99-15
About Robert F. Gorman
Robert F. Gorman is Professor of Political Science at Southwest Texas State University.
Reviews for Mitigating Misery
A thoughtful and comprehensive review by a man who has had both practical and theoretical experience. Provides a wide-ranging perspective and also recounts many personal experiences.
W. R. Smyser, former Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees and Director of the U.S. State Department Refugee Program ..the book reads sometimes like a travel guide, with its descriptions of sunsets and the ... Read more
W. R. Smyser, former Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees and Director of the U.S. State Department Refugee Program ..the book reads sometimes like a travel guide, with its descriptions of sunsets and the ... Read more