Exile: Chronicle of the Border

by Didier Fassin and Anne-Claire Defossez

Book Overview

In recent decades, the forced displacement of populations has fueled nationalism and xenophobia across the world, arousing fear and hostility. Policies have been implemented to deter migrants, crack down on humanitarian workers and externalize border monitoring in remote territories. Men, women and children who flee political violence, religious persecution or poverty in their country and set off on journeys often lasting years may find themselves...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 150956859X
• ISBN13: 9781509568598
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 340 Pages