Suchergebnisse

Asylum and sanctuary seekers' stories -- Sanctuary's beginnings -- A thousand years of Medieval sanctuary -- From religious sanctuary to secular asylum -- Nineteenth-century sanctuary outside the law -- The pleasures of Holocaust rescue -- The twentieth-century heyday of asylum -- Asylum now in Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom -- Asylum now in Europe and beyond -- The golden door ajar : US asylum policy -- Contemporary sanctuary movements -- The news from Tucson -- Does asylum have a future?

Intro -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1/ Setting the Scene -- 2/ In Search of the Other -- 3/ The People from Between the Waters -- 4/ Payakan: A Cautionary Tale -- 5/ Yanomami Apocalypse -- 6/ Davi -- 7/ Savage Anthropology -- 8/ Emerging Indians -- 9/ Fit for What? -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Asylum seekers' stories -- From the beginning -- A thousand years of sanctuary -- From sanctuary to asylum -- Asylum outside the law -- The delight of rescue -- The heyday of asylum -- Asylum now : Canada, Australia and the USA -- Asylum now : Europe and the United Kingdom -- Asylum vs. sanctuary -- Does asylum have a future?

The concept of sanctuary - giving refuge to the threatened, vulnerable stranger - is universal and older than human society. From its origins in primate populations, to its elaboration in ancient religious traditions, to the modern legal institution of asylum, Linda Rabben tells the story of sanctuary as it evolved over thousands of years. She then examines asylum today, analysing policy in the US, Canada, Europe, and Australia and linking them to the experiences of courageous individuals to show how immigration and asylum are under attack in around the world. Her expert account offers.