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 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 corresponding escalation in national and internation…
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Weitere Autoren: Rehaag, Sean (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-1-136-47160-5
- EAN: 9781136471605
- Produktnummer: 14480258
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 288 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 388 KB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
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