Escape from Violence: Conflict and the Refugee Crisis in the Developing World

by Aristide R. Zolberg, Astri Suhrke, Sergio Aguayo

Book Overview

The magnitude of refugees movements in the Third World, widely perceived as an unprecedented crisis, has generated widespread concern in the West. This concern reveals itself as an ambiguous mixture of heartfelt compassion for the plight of the unfortunates cast adrift and a diffuse fear that they will come "pouring in." In this comprehensive study, the authors examine the refugee flows originating in Latin America, Africa, and Asia, and suggest how...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195079167
• ISBN13: 9780195079166
• Release Date: October 1992
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"