Nothing Personal?: Geographies of Governing and Activism in the British Asylum System

by Nick Gill

Book Overview

In this groundbreaking new study, Nick Gill provides a conceptually innovative account of the ways in which indifference to the desperation and hardship faced by thousands of migrants fleeing persecution and exploitation comes about. Features original, unpublished empirical material from four Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funded projects Challenges the consensus that border controls are necessary or desirable in contemporary society...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1444367056
• ISBN13: 9781444367058
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"