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UNINA9910457686903321 |
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Autore |
Betts Alexander <1980-, > |
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Titolo |
UNHCR : the politics and practice of refugee protection / / Alexander Betts, Gil Loescher and James Milner |
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Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-136-50908-9 |
0-203-14665-4 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (226 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge global institutions series ; ; 62 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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LoescherGil |
MilnerJames (James H. S.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Refugees - Government policy |
Refugees - International cooperation |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Rev. and expanded edition of: UNHCR. 2008. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [178]-179) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; UNHCR: The Politics and Practice of Refugee Protection; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Foreword to the second edition by the series editors; Foreword: AntoĢnio Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The origins of international concern for refugees; 2. UNHCR in the Cold War, 1950-91; 3. UNHCR in the post-Cold War Era; 4. The politics and practice of UNHCR's mandate; 5. UNHCR as a global institution; 6. New challenges; Conclusion: Towards the future; Notes; Select bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This revised and expanded second edition of The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) continues to offer a concise and comprehensive introduction to both the world of refugees and the organizations that protect and assist them. This updated edition also includes:up to date coverage of the UNHCR's most recent history and policy developmentsevaluation of new thinking on issues such as working in UN integrated operations and within the UN peacebuilding commission assessment of the UNHCR's record of working for IDP's (internally displaced p |
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