Give refuge to the stranger [[electronic resource] ] : the past, present and future of sanctuary / / Linda Rabben

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910781244103321
• Autore: Rabben Linda <1947->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Walnut Creek, Calif., : Left Coast Press, c2011
• ISBN: 1-61132-031-3; 1-61132-511-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (281 p.)
• Disciplina: 342.08/3
• Soggetti: Asylum, Right of
• 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: Asylum seekers' stories -- From the beginning -- A thousand years of sanctuary -- From sanctuary to asylum -- Asylum outside the law -- The delight of rescue -- The heyday of asylum -- Asylum now : Canada, Australia and the USA -- Asylum now : Europe and the United Kingdom -- Asylum vs. sanctuary -- Does asylum have a future?.
• Sommario/riassunto: The concept of sanctuary-giving refuge to the threatened, vulnerable stranger-is universal and older than human society. From its origins in primate populations, to its elaboration in ancient religious traditions, to the modern legal institution of asylum, Linda Rabben tells the story of sanctuary as it evolved over thousands of years. She then examines asylum today, analysing policy in the US, Canada, Europe, and Australia and linking them to the experiences of courageous individuals to show how immigration and asylum are under attack in around the world. Her expert account offers critic