The Outsiders: Refugees in Europe Since 1492 Ther Philipp
The Outsiders: Refugees in Europe Since 1492 Ther Philipp The history of Europe as a continent of refugeesEuropean history has been permeated with refugees. Philipp Ther provides needed perspective…
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The Outsiders: Refugees in Europe Since 1492 Ther Philipp
The history of Europe as a continent of refugeesEuropean history has been permeated with refugees. Philipp Ther provides needed perspective on today's "refugee crisis," demonstrating how Europe has taken in far greater numbers of refugees in earlier periods of its history, in wartime as well as peacetime. The Outsiders chronicles every major refugee movement since 1492, when the Catholic rulers of Spain set in motion the first mass flight and expulsion in modern European history.
He describes the perils and traumas of flight and explains why refugees and asylum seekers have been His sweeping narrative crosses the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, taking readers from the Middle East to the shores of America.In this compelling book, Ther examines the major causes of mass flight, from religious intolerance and ethnic cleansing to political persecution and war.