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Precarious Lives: Forced Labour, Exploitation and Asylum
Hannah Lewis
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Description for Precarious Lives: Forced Labour, Exploitation and Asylum
Hardback. Engaging with contemporary debates about precarity, unfreedom and socio-legal status, this ground breaking book presents the first evidence of forced labour among displaced migrants who seek refuge in the UK. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFD; JFFN; JHBL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 498.
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This ground breaking book presents the first evidence of forced labour among displaced migrants who seek refuge in the UK.
Through a critical engagement with contemporary debates about precarity, unfreedom and socio-legal status, the book explores how asylum and forced labour are linked, and enmeshed in a broader picture of modern slavery produced through globalised working conditions.
Drawing on original evidence generated in fieldwork with refugees and asylum seekers, this is important reading for students and academics in social policy, social geography, sociology, politics, refugee, labour and migration studies, and policy makers ... Read more
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Publisher
Bristol University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
498 g
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447306900
SKU
V9781447306900
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99-50
About Hannah Lewis
Dr Hannah Lewis is Research Fellow in Critical Human Geography, University of Leeds with research interests in forced migration, immigration and asylum policy, unfree/forced labour, community and social relationships. Peter Dwyer is Professor of Social Policy at the University of York, UK. His research focuses on issues related to social citizenship and migration. ... Read more
Reviews for Precarious Lives: Forced Labour, Exploitation and Asylum
"Precarious Lives shouldn't simply be used to highlight the flaws in the UK immigration system; rather, the book is compelling as a means to improve the system, especially in this globalised society." LSE Review of Books "Precarious Lives breaks new ground by focusing on the working experiences of new and refused asylum seekers as well as trafficked workers in the ... Read more