Religious and ethical perspectives on global migration / / edited by Elizabeth W. Collier and Charles R. Strain

• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (384 p.)
• Disciplina: 325
• Soggetto topico: Emigration and immigration - Religious aspects; Migration, Internal
• Persona (resp. second.): CollierElizabeth W.; StrainCharles R.
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Introduction; A: Migration and Globalization; 1 Double Threat?; 2 The Moral Economy of Labor Mobility; 3 Root Causes of Forced Migration in Africa; 4 Migration in a Post-colonial World; 5 International Law and Forced Global Migration; B: Religious and Ethical Perspectives on Justice for Migrants; 6 Loving the Stranger and the Moral Myopia at Agriprocessors; 7 And They Fled into Egypt; 8 Islam and Immigration; 9 The Migrant, My Mother; 10 Ethical Reflections on Childhood Migration; C: Migration: Ethical Issues in the U.S. Context; 11 Arguing About Immigration ; 12 From The Sanctuary Movement to No More Deaths13 No More Deaths; 14 On the Just Treatment of Immigrant Workers; 15 Immigrants and Refugees Held in Detention; 16 Immigration Reform; Index; Contributors
• Sommario/riassunto: Religious and Ethical Perspectives on Global Migration examines the complicated social ethics of migration in today's world. Editors Elizabeth W. Collier and Charles R. Strain bring the perspectives of an international group of scholars toward a theory of justice and ethical understanding for the nearly two hundred million migrants who have left their homes seeking asylum from political persecution, greater freedom and safety, economic opportunity, or reunion with family members.
• Titolo autorizzato: Religious and ethical perspectives on global migration
• ISBN: 0-7391-8715-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910786534003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II