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Sanctuary practices in international perspectives : migration, citizenship and social movements /
Sanctuary Practices in Perspective examines the diverse, complex, and mutating practice of providing sanctuary to asylum-seekers. The ancient tradition of church sanctuary underwent a revival in the late 1970s. Christian churches began providing physical protection to migrants living without legal s...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Routledge,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Sanctuary Practices in Perspective examines the diverse, complex, and mutating practice of providing sanctuary to asylum-seekers. The ancient tradition of church sanctuary underwent a revival in the late 1970s. Christian churches began providing physical protection to migrants living without legal status and who were facing imminent deportation in church buildings and communities: first in the United Kingdom and then in the United States, Canada, and several other European countries. These practices arose amidst a dramatic increase in the number of asylum-seekers arriving in the West, and a. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (240 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0415673461 9780415673464 9781283708982 1283708981 1136471618 9781136471612 9780203128947 020312894X |