Refugees : a very short introduction / Gil Loescher.
By: Loescher, Gil [author.]
.Series: Very short introductions: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021Description: 123 pages : illustrations (black and white).Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780198811787.Subject(s): Refugees | Immigrants | Forced migrationDDC classification: 305.906914 Summary: "Forced migration is one of the greatest challenges faced by the world today. All over the globe people leave their home countries to escape war, natural disasters, and cultural and political oppression. Unfortunately, despite many years of experience, the international community struggles to provide an adequate response to this vast population in need. This 'Very Short Introduction' covers a broad range of issues around the causes and impact of today's refugee crises for receiving states and societies, for global order, and for refugees and other forced migrants themselves. It also discusses the need to understand the realities of the contemporary refugee situation in order to best respond to current and future challenges."-- Taken from book-cover.
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| 305.8969729041 GRA Homecoming : voices of the Windrush generation / | 305.906912 GOO The good immigrant / | 305.906912 WIL Lovers and strangers : | 305.906914 LOE Refugees : a very short introduction / | 305.906914 MIL Rescue : refugees and the political crisis of our time / | 305.908 BRE (COPY A) From scorn to dignity : | 306 INS Institutions for future generations / |
"Forced migration is one of the greatest challenges faced by the world today. All over the globe people leave their home countries to escape war, natural disasters, and cultural and political oppression. Unfortunately, despite many years of experience, the international community struggles to provide an adequate response to this vast population in need. This 'Very Short Introduction' covers a broad range of issues around the causes and impact of today's refugee crises for receiving states and societies, for global order, and for refugees and other forced migrants themselves. It also discusses the need to understand the realities of the contemporary refugee situation in order to best respond to current and future challenges."-- Taken from book-cover.