Asylum after empire : colonial legacies in the politics of asylum seeking
Lucy Mayblin (Author)
This book critiques existing literature on the response of Western states to asylum seeking 'others' and outlines an alternative perspective to acknowledge the colonial histories that have shaped the contemporary response of states to movements of refugees
History
1 online resource (vii, 201 pages)
9781783486175, 1783486171
976406244
Introduction
The asylum "problem"
Decolonising the "problem" : an alternative standpoint for analysing the exclusionary politics of asylum
Slavery and the right to be human
Colonialism, the League of Nations and race equality
The United Nations and the right to be human
Dehumanization : asylum seeker support in the twenty-first century
Asylum after empire