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Discover 'Remembering Refugees', a thought-provoking exploration into the complex narratives surrounding refugee crises, a pressing global issue. This comprehensive analysis delves into the historical treatment of refugees, contrasting Britain's proud past with its contemporary challenges in welcoming asylum seekers. The book critically examines the paradox of acceptance and suspicion, asking essential questions about the societal memory of different refugee groups, from the Huguenots to modern asylum seekers. Discover why the experiences of Jews fleeing persecution garner a different response than those of other groups. Explore the role historians and the heritage industry play in shaping narratives around refugees, revealing the difficulties faced by politicians, the media, and the public. With a rich tapestry of sources, including parliamentary debates, novels, films, and personal accounts, this crucial work argues that today's anxiety about refugees reflects more on society's moral compass than on those escaping for their lives. Gain insights into the historical context of refugee experiences and the ongoing challenges in migrant integration in today’s world. Ideal for anyone interested in social justice, history, and migration studies, 'Remembering Refugees' is a must-read that sheds light on a vital subject for our times.
Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Condition: BRAND NEW. ISBN: 9780719068836. Year: 2006. Publisher: Manchester University Press.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780719068836
Year: 2006
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Description:
Refugee crises are one of the gravest problems facing the modern world. This book explores the paradox of why countries such as Britain pride themselves on their past treatment of refugees yet are suspicious and hostile towards asylum seekers trying to gain entry. It explores the contemporary treatment and representation of refugees ranging from the Huguenots in the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries through to the many groups that have gained entry more recently. Was the treatment of refugees such as Jews escaping Tsarist and later Nazi persecution as welcoming as politicians and others now make out? Why have some groups been remembered positively, whilst others have been forgotten?
Remembering refugees plays particular attention to how historians and those in the heritage industry have dealt with the refugee presence. By adopting an original and critical framework, it asks why a variety of academic disciplines, as well as politicians, the media and the general public, have difficulty with refugees.
A richly textured book that utilizes a huge range of sources from parliamentary debates through to novels, films and autobiographical writing, it argues that the current panic about refugees and asylum seekers says more about the moral failings of contemporary society than it does about those fleeing persecution. -- .
Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Condition: BRAND NEW. ISBN: 9780719068836. Year: 2006. Publisher: Manchester University Press.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780719068836
Year: 2006
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Description:
Refugee crises are one of the gravest problems facing the modern world. This book explores the paradox of why countries such as Britain pride themselves on their past treatment of refugees yet are suspicious and hostile towards asylum seekers trying to gain entry. It explores the contemporary treatment and representation of refugees ranging from the Huguenots in the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries through to the many groups that have gained entry more recently. Was the treatment of refugees such as Jews escaping Tsarist and later Nazi persecution as welcoming as politicians and others now make out? Why have some groups been remembered positively, whilst others have been forgotten?
Remembering refugees plays particular attention to how historians and those in the heritage industry have dealt with the refugee presence. By adopting an original and critical framework, it asks why a variety of academic disciplines, as well as politicians, the media and the general public, have difficulty with refugees.
A richly textured book that utilizes a huge range of sources from parliamentary debates through to novels, films and autobiographical writing, it argues that the current panic about refugees and asylum seekers says more about the moral failings of contemporary society than it does about those fleeing persecution. -- .