Looking to London : stories of war, escape and asylum / Cynthia Cockburn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cockburn, Cynthia, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women refugees--England--London.

Women refugees.

England--London.

Physical Description:

ix, 242 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Pluto Press, 2017.

Summary:

"London is celebrated as one of the most ethnically diverse capitals in the world, and has been a magnet of migration since its origin. Looking to London steps into the maelstrom of current and recent wars and the resulting migration crisis, telling the stories of women refugees who have made it to London to seek safe haven amoung its many communities, under the watchful eye of the security services." --back cover.

Contents:

London: magnet for migrants

From South-East Turkey to North-East London: Kurds in Hackney

From the Horn of Africa to the Isle of Dogs: Somalis in Tower hamlets

Home for whom? Tamils in Hounslow and home office detention

The Sudan's divided people come to Camden

Syrian War, migration crisis and 'refugees welcome' in Lambeth.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780745399218

0745399215

OCLC:

979568123