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The practice of sanctuary—giving refuge to the threatened, vulnerable stranger—may be universal among humans. From primate populations to ancient religious
Give Refuge to the Stranger
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Pages: 281
Authors: Linda Rabben
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-02-28 - Publisher: Left Coast Press

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Linda Rabben tells the story of sanctuary as it evolved over thousands of years around the world, from its origins in primate populations, to its elaboration in
Sanctuary
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Authors: Paola Mendoza
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Co-founder of the Women's March makes her YA debut in a near future dystopian where a young girl and her brother must escape a xenophobic government to find san
Postcolonial Asylum
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Authors: David Farrier
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This book investigates how, as postcolonial studies revises its agenda to incorporate twenty-first century concerns, asylum has emerged as a key field of enquir
Convictions of the Heart
Language: en
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Authors: Miriam Davidson
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The death of twenty-one Salvadoran refugees in the Arizona desert in 1980 made many Americans aware for the first time that people were strugglingÑand dyingÑt