The Outsiders : refugees in Europe since 1492 /
Ther, Philipp,
The Outsiders : refugees in Europe since 1492 / Philipp Ther ; translated by Jeremiah Riemer. - vi, 342 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages [329]-338) and index.
Introduction : flight and refugees in historical perspective -- roots of intolerance : religious conflicts and religious refugees -- two faces of nationalism : ethnic cleansing and national solidarity -- Political refugees and the emergence of an international refugee policy -- Refugee politics after the Cold War. 1. The 2. The 3. 4.
"The history of Europe as a continent of refugees European history has been permeated with refugees. The Outsiders chronicles every major refugee movement since 1492, when the Catholic rulers of Spain set in motion the first mass flight and expulsion in modern European history. Philipp Ther provides needed perspective on today's "refugee crisis," demonstrating how Europe has taken in far greater numbers of refugees in earlier periods of its history, in wartime as well as peacetime. His sweeping narrative crosses the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, taking readers from the Middle East to the shores of America. In this compelling book, Ther examines the major causes of mass flight, from religious intolerance and ethnic cleansing to political persecution and war. He describes the perils and traumas of flight and explains why refugees and asylum seekers have been welcomed in some periods -- such as during the Cold War -- and why they are rejected in times such as our own. He also examines the afterlives of the refugees in the receiving countries, which almost always benefited from admitting them. Tracing the lengthy routes of the refugees, he reconceptualizes Europe as a unit of geography and historiography. Turning to the history of refugees in the United States, Ther also discusses the anti-refugee politics of the Trump administration, explaining why they are un-American and bad for the country. By setting mass flight against fifteen biographical case studies, and drawing on his subjects' experiences, itineraries, and personal convictions, Ther puts a human face on a global phenomenon that concerns all of us." --
9780691179520 0691179522
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019558603 Uk
Refugees--History.--Europe
Refugees--Social conditions.--Europe
Europe--Emigration and immigration--History.
The Outsiders : refugees in Europe since 1492 / Philipp Ther ; translated by Jeremiah Riemer. - vi, 342 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages [329]-338) and index.
Introduction : flight and refugees in historical perspective -- roots of intolerance : religious conflicts and religious refugees -- two faces of nationalism : ethnic cleansing and national solidarity -- Political refugees and the emergence of an international refugee policy -- Refugee politics after the Cold War. 1. The 2. The 3. 4.
"The history of Europe as a continent of refugees European history has been permeated with refugees. The Outsiders chronicles every major refugee movement since 1492, when the Catholic rulers of Spain set in motion the first mass flight and expulsion in modern European history. Philipp Ther provides needed perspective on today's "refugee crisis," demonstrating how Europe has taken in far greater numbers of refugees in earlier periods of its history, in wartime as well as peacetime. His sweeping narrative crosses the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, taking readers from the Middle East to the shores of America. In this compelling book, Ther examines the major causes of mass flight, from religious intolerance and ethnic cleansing to political persecution and war. He describes the perils and traumas of flight and explains why refugees and asylum seekers have been welcomed in some periods -- such as during the Cold War -- and why they are rejected in times such as our own. He also examines the afterlives of the refugees in the receiving countries, which almost always benefited from admitting them. Tracing the lengthy routes of the refugees, he reconceptualizes Europe as a unit of geography and historiography. Turning to the history of refugees in the United States, Ther also discusses the anti-refugee politics of the Trump administration, explaining why they are un-American and bad for the country. By setting mass flight against fifteen biographical case studies, and drawing on his subjects' experiences, itineraries, and personal convictions, Ther puts a human face on a global phenomenon that concerns all of us." --
9780691179520 0691179522
GBB9G4199 bnb
019558603 Uk
Refugees--History.--Europe
Refugees--Social conditions.--Europe
Europe--Emigration and immigration--History.