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Sanctuary and Asylum: A Social and Political History
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The practice of sanctuary—giving refuge to the threatened, vulnerable stranger—may be universal among humans. From primate populations to ancient religious traditions to the modern legal institution of asylum, anthropologist Linda Rabben explores the long history of sanctuary and analyzes modern asylum policies in North America, Europe, and elsewhere, contrasting them with the role that courageous individuals and organizations have played in offering refuge to survivors of torture, persecution, and discrimination. Rabben gives close attention to the mid-2010s refugee crisis in Europe and to Central Americans seeking asylum in the United States.
This wide-ranging, timely, and carefully documented account draws on Rabben’s experiences as a human rights advocate as well as her training as an anthropologist. Sanctuary and Asylum will help citizens, professionals, and policy makers take informed and compassionate action.
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Table of Contents
Cover
Half Title, Title Page, Copyright, In Memoriam, Quotation
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Asylum and Sanctuary Seekersâ Stories
2. Sanctuaryâs Beginnings
3. A Thousand Years of Medieval Sanctuary
4. From Religious Sanctuary to Secular Asylum
5. Nineteenth-Century Sanctuary outside the Law
6. The Pleasures of Holocaust Rescue
7. The Twentieth-Century Heyday of Asylum
8. Asylum Now in Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom
9. Asylum Now in Europe and Beyond
10. The Golden Door Ajar: US Asylum Policy
11. Contemporary Sanctuary Movements
12. The News from Tucson
Afterword: Does Asylum Have a Future?
Appendix
Notes
References
Index
Illustrations
| ISBN | 9780295999142 |
|---|---|
| Related ISBN(s) | 9780295999135 |
| MARC Record | Download |
| OCLC | 956920040 |
| Pages | 352 |
| Launched on MUSE | 2016-08-23 |
| Language | English |
| Open Access | No |
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