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What is a Refugee?
What is a Refugee? | William Maley
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With the arrival in Europe of over a million refugees and asylum seekers in 2015, a sense of panic began to spread within the continent and beyond. What is a Refugee? puts these developments into historical context, injecting much-needed objectivity and nuance into contemporary debates over what is to be done. Refugees have been with us for a long time -- although only after the Great War did refugee movements commence on a large scale -- and are ultimately symptoms of the failure of the system of states to protect all who live within it. Providing a terse user's guide to the complex legal status of refugees, Maley argues that states are now reaping the consequences of years of attempts to block access to asylum through safe and 'legal' means. He shows why many mooted 'solutions' to the 'problem' of refugees -- from military intervention to the warehousing of refugees in camps -- are counterproductive, creating environments ripe for the growth of extremism among people who have been denied all hope. In a globalised world, he concludes, wealthy states have the resources to protect refugees. And, as his historical account shows, courageous individuals have treated refugees in the past with striking humanity. States today could do worse than emulate them.
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MrsMalaprop
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I bought this book after hearing the author speak on the topic, Australia as a land of the 'fair go' at the Perth Writer's Festival earlier this year. The book examines what it is to be a refugee, throughout history and the present day crisis.

Australia's current policies are grossly inhumane.

"Some architects of the system of detention will most likely never appreciate just what they have wrought, or at least they will contrive not to do so".

Sue They are also illegal under the international instrument Australia has signed. The UN keeps reminding the government, and the government keeps showing exactly how much it cares. 💔 7y
Jeg It's all so wrong. Just let them go! I tutored a young man who had been detained in SA . He was a delight with a very sad story . He is a great addition to this country. 7y
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MrsMalaprop
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From my TBR shelves #StartsWithW Day 30 #Marchintoreading. I purchased this at the recent Perth Writer's Festival after seeing William Maley speak with Clementine Ford about 'Australia: the land of the fair go?' I look forward to reading it soon.