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UNINA9910806960403321 |
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Titolo |
Sanctuary practices in international perspectives : migration, citizenship and social movements / / edited by Randy K. Lippert and Sean Rehaag |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-136-47160-X |
1-283-70898-1 |
0-203-12894-X |
1-136-47161-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (289 p.) |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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LippertRandy K. <1966-> |
RehaagSean |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Church work with refugees |
Asylum, Right of - Religious aspects |
Sanctuary movement |
Political refugees |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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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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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. I. Sanctuary perspectives : historical, theological, legal, theoretical -- pt. II. Sanctuary movements and practices in the United States : old and new -- pt. III. Sanctuary movements and practices in Europe and Canada : international comparative and case studies -- pt. IV. Emergent realms : cities of sanctuary and military sanctuaries. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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