Survival Migration : Failed Governance and the Crisis of Displacement /

International treaties, conventions, and organizations to protect refugees were established in the aftermath of World War II to protect people escaping targeted persecution by their own governments. However, the nature of cross-border displacement has transformed dramatically since then. Such threat...

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Main Author: Betts, Alexander, 1980- (Author)
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Language:English
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2013.
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