Refugees and the Asylum Dilemma in the West

An examination of the historical background and contemporary significance of the asylum and refugee issue confronting Western governments that draws lessons for future policy-making

This is the first study of the asylum-refugee problems to examine not only the history of policies of receiving nations in the West but also some of the underlying causes of refugee movements. Past studies of the asylum problem have focused narrowly on the conditions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271025972
• ISBN13: 9780271025971
• Release Date: August 1992
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.3" x 9.0"