Safe haven? : a history of refugees in America /

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The notion of America as land of refuge is vital to American civic consciousness yet over the past seventy years the country has had a complicated and sometimes erratic relationship with its refugee populations. Attitudes and actions toward refugees from the government, voluntary organizations, and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Haines, David W.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sterling, VA : Kumarian Press, 2010.
Temas:
Refugees > United States > History.
Immigrants > United States > History.
Réfugiés > États-Unis > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Immigrants
Refugees
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The notion of America as land of refuge is vital to American civic consciousness yet over the past seventy years the country has had a complicated and sometimes erratic relationship with its refugee populations. Attitudes and actions toward refugees from the government, voluntary organizations, and the general public have ranged from acceptance to rejection; from well-wrought program efforts to botched policy decisions. Drawing on a wide range of contemporary and historical material, and based on the author's three-decade experience in refugee research and policy, Safe Haven? provides an integ.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvi, 220 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781565493940
156549394X

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