Rethinking refugees
Subtitle: beyond states of emergency
By: Peter Nyers.
Series: Global horizons series; Global horizons.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
Subjects: Refugees; Humanitarian assistance -- Political aspects; Humanitarianism -- Political aspects; Globalization
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Body politics in motion; title: Emergency or emerging identities?; title: On humanitarian violence; title: Fearful subjects : reason and fear in the UN refugee definition; title: Human hospitality/animal animosity : Canadian responses to refugee crises at the millennium; title: Evasive manoeuvres : refugee warrior communities recast the political; title: Conclusion: Rethinking refugeeness : dangers and prospects.