The UNHCR and World Politics: A Perilous Path

by Gil Loescher

Book Overview

Over fifty years ago, governments established the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to be a human rights and advocacy organization. This is the first independent history of this highly important establishment. Gil Loescher, one of the world's leading experts on refugee affairs, draws upon decades of personal experience and research to examine the origins and evolution of the UNHCR, identifying many of the major challenges...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199246912
• ISBN13: 9780199246915
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 446 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.2"