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Iraqi Migrants in Syria: The Crisis before the Storm
Sophia Hoffman
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paperback. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 264 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FBS; 3JM; GTJ; JFFD; JFFN; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 345.
During the decade that preceded Syria’s 2011 uprising and descent into violence, the country was in the midst of another crisis: the mass arrival of Iraqi migrants and a flood of humanitarian aid to handle the refugee emergency. International aid organizations, the media, and diplomats alike praised the Syrian government for keeping open borders and providing a safe haven for Iraqis fleeing the violence in Baghdad and Iraq’s southern provinces. Only a few analysts looked beneath the surface to understand how the apparent generosity toward refugees squared with the ruthless oppression that characterized the Syrian government. In this volume, Hoffmann ... Read more
During the decade that preceded Syria’s 2011 uprising and descent into violence, the country was in the midst of another crisis: the mass arrival of Iraqi migrants and a flood of humanitarian aid to handle the refugee emergency. International aid organizations, the media, and diplomats alike praised the Syrian government for keeping open borders and providing a safe haven for Iraqis fleeing the violence in Baghdad and Iraq’s southern provinces. Only a few analysts looked beneath the surface to understand how the apparent generosity toward refugees squared with the ruthless oppression that characterized the Syrian government. In this volume, Hoffmann ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Series
Contemporary Issues in the Middle East
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815634713
SKU
V9780815634713
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About Sophia Hoffman
Sophia Hoffmann is a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for International and Intercultural Studies at the University of Bremen in Germany.
Reviews for Iraqi Migrants in Syria: The Crisis before the Storm
“Hoffmann’s theoretical deftness and her acute ethnography of the places, peoples, and organizations she encountered make major contributions to our understanding of Syria, but also of the conditions of refugees and strangers everywhere.” —Laleh Khalili, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London “A lucid, theoretically informed, and original analysis of statehood and sovereignty in Bashar al-Asad’s Syria.” ... Read more