Forced Displacement: Why Rights Matter

K. Grabska (Ed.)

ISBN 10: 0230522254 / ISBN 13: 9780230522251

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2008

About this Item

Uprootedness, exile and forced displacement, be they due to conflict, persecution or so-called 'development', are conditions which characterise the lives of millions across the globe. This book analyses a range of displacement situations, including development 'oustees', refugees and internally displaced persons. Editor(s): Grabska, Katarzyna; Mehta, Lyla. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFD; JFFN; JFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 505. . 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Forced Displacement: Why Rights Matter
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0230522254
• ISBN 13: 9780230522251
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Uprootedness, exile and forced displacement, be they due to conflict, persecution or so-called 'development', are conditions which characterise the lives of millions across the globe. This book analyses a range of displacement situations, including development 'oustees', refugees and internally displaced persons.

About the Author

KATARZYNA GRABSKA worked as a Projects Coordinator and Researcher at the Forced Migration and Refugee Studies program at the American University, Egypt. She is currently researching changes in gender relations as a result of forced migration, and the return of populations among southern Sudanese refugees, at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK.
 
LYLA MEHTA is Research Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies,  University of Sussex, UK. She is author of 'The Politics and Poetics of Water' and editor of 'Displaced by Development'.