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We are not refugees : true stories of the displaced / Agus Morales ; translated by Charlotte Whittle.
Never in history have so many people been displaced by political and military conflicts at home -- more than 65 million globally. Unsparing, outspoken, vital, We are not refugees tells the stories of many of these displaced, who have not been given asylum. For over a decade, human rights journalist Agus Morales has journeyed to the sites of the world's most brutal conflicts and spoken to the victims of violence and displacement. To Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Central African Republic. To Central America, the Congo, and the refugee camps of Jordan. To the Tibetan Parliament in exile in northern India.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781623545321 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: xi, 271 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: Watertown, MA : Imagine!, 2019.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published as No somos refugiados: Círculo de Tiza. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Before we begin -- "We are not refugees" -- Origins : why are they fleeing? -- Bin Laden, refugee, Afghanistan and Pakistan -- A doctor is more dangerous than a fighter, Syria -- Plastic bottles, South Sudan -- Flights : who are they? -- In the shade of a Turkish lemon tree, Salwah and Bushra, from Syria -- Because of an Iranian accountant, Nesime, from Afghanistan -- The forgotten Lake Kivu, Birihoya, Julienne, and David, from the Democratic Republic of Congo -- The camps : where do they live? -- The city of refugees, Zaatari (Jordan) -- Open-air prisons, Malakal (South Sudan) -- The spirit of the migrant shelters, Ixtepec (Mexico) -- Routes : how do they travel? -- Waiting for the beast, Central America--The United States -- The route of shame, Turkey--Greece, the Balkans -- Libyan waves, Mediterranean sea -- Destinations : when do they arrive? -- A ticket to limbo in refugee class, Central African Republic -- The refugee parliament, Tibetans in exile -- The last border, Syrians in Europe. |
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| Subject: | Refugees > History > 21st century. Forced migration > History > 21st century. |
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Never in history have so many people been displaced by political and military conflicts at home--more than 65 million globally. Unsparing, outspoken, vital, We Are Not Refugees tells the stories of many of these displaced, who have not been given asylum.For over a decade, human rights journalist Agus Morales has journeyed to the sites of the world's most brutal conflicts and spoken to the victims of violence and displacement. To Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Central African Republic. To Central America, the Congo, and the refugee camps of Jordan. To the Tibetan Parliament in exile in northern India. - Random House, Inc.
Never in history have so many people been displaced by political and military conflicts at homeâmore than 65 million globally. Unsparing, outspoken, vital, We Are Not Refugees tells the stories of many of these displaced, who have not been given asylum.
For over a decade, human rights journalist Agus Morales has journeyed to the sites of the world's most brutal conflicts and spoken to the victims of violence and displacement. To Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Central African Republic. To Central America, the Congo, and the refugee camps of Jordan. To the Tibetan Parliament in exile in northern India.
We are living in a time of massive global change, when negative images of refugees undermine the truth of their humiliation and suffering. By bringing us stories that reveal the individual pain and the global scope of the crisis, Morales reminds us of the truth and appeals to our conscience.
"With the keen eye and sharp pen of a reporter, Agus takes us around the world to meet mothers, fathers, [and] children displaced from their homes. Now, more than ever, this is a book that needed to be written and needs to be read."
âAli Noraani, Executive Director of the National Immigration Forum and author of There Goes the Neighborhood: How Communities Overcome Prejudice and Meet the Challenge of American Immigration
"Morales notes [that] those who live on the margins are not even refugees, often seeking survival without the UNHCR, internally displaced people whose stories we need to hear, whose lives we need to remember. . . a must read." Â âDr. Westy Egmont, Professor, Director of the Immigrant Integration Lab, Boston College School of Social Work
