Refugees : a very short introduction / Gil Loescher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Loescher, Gil, 1945-2020, author.

Series:

Very short introductions ; 673.

Very short introductions ; 673

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Refugees.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 123 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021.

Summary:

Refugees and other forced migrants are one of the great contemporary challenges the world is confronting. Throughout the world people leave their home countries to escape war, natural disasters, and cultural and political oppression. Unfortunately, even today, the international community struggles to provide an adequate response to this vast population in need. a. --From publisher's description.

Contents:

Who are refugees and other forced migrants?

Refugees : a short history

Causes of refugee movements

Responding to refugee movements

Perceptions and misperceptions about refugees

Civil society, NGOs, and refugees

The challenge ahead

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780198811787

0198811780

OCLC:

1228735050