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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465621903321

Autore

Allwood Gill

Titolo

Refugee women in Britain and France [[electronic resource] /] / Gill Allwood and Khursheed Wadia

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester, : Manchester University Press, 2010

ISBN

1-78170-172-5

1-84779-260-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WadiaKhursheed

Disciplina

325.21094

362.870820941

Soggetti

Women refugees - Great Britain - Social conditions

Women refugees - France - Social conditions

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

9780719071225; 9780719071225; Copyright; Contents; List of tables; List of abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Policies and practices: international, European and national frameworks; 2 Migration contexts, demographic and social characteristics: refugee women in Britain and France; 3 Refugee women in Britain; 4 Refugee women in France; 5 Refugees, gender and citizenship in Britain and France; 6 Refugee women and NGOs; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book is about the lives of refugee women in Britain and France. Who are they? Where do they come from? What happens to them when they arrive, while they wait for a decision on their claim for asylum, and after the decision, whether positive or negative?It shows how laws and processes designed to meet the needs of men fleeing political persecution often fail to protect women from persecution in their home countries and fail to meet their needs during and after the decision-making process. It portrays refugee women as resilient, resourceful and potentially active participants in British and