Refugee Camps A Problem of Our Time |
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| Editor:
| Whitman, John |
| Author:
| Jacobsen, Karen |
| Series title: | Global Issues Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-333-97120-8 |
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| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan Limited
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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Refugee Camps explores the history, economics and politics of camps. It explores why camps exist, how they differ from one another, what life is like inside them, and their regional, political and economic relevance. Karen Jacobsen debunks the popular perception that camps are sinkholes of foreign aid and warehouses for dependent refugees, and offers an alternative view of camps as places of contestation, where refugees, the host government, aid workers and local residents act out...
More DescriptionRefugee Camps explores the history, economics and politics of camps. It explores why camps exist, how they differ from one another, what life is like inside them, and their regional, political and economic relevance. Karen Jacobsen debunks the popular perception that camps are sinkholes of foreign aid and warehouses for dependent refugees, and offers an alternative view of camps as places of contestation, where refugees, the host government, aid workers and local residents act out struggles for scarce resources.