Yearning to breathe free
Subtitle: seeking asylum in Australia
By: editors, Dean Lusher, Nick Haslam.
Contributors: Lusher, Dean.; Haslam, Nick, 1963-
Publisher: Federation Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Leichhardt, N.S.W
Language: eng
Number of pages: 281
ISBN-13: 9781862876569
Subjects: Human rights -- Australia.; Refugees -- Australia.; Political refugees -- Australia.; Asylum, Right of -- Australia -- Government policy.; Asylum, Right of -- Australia -- History.; Asylum, Right of -- Australia -- Psychological aspects.
Description: "Yearning to breathe free presents an overview of the historical, social and political contexts that have shaped Australia's recent treatment of asylum seekers. An eminent group of authors offers a clear-eyed view of the many dimensions of the asylum seeker predicament, including its psychological and humanitarian consequences, and lays out an agenda for change in policy."--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.