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Author McDowell, Chris.

Title A Tamil asylum diaspora : Sri Lankan migration, settlement and politics in Switzerland / Christopher McDowell
Published Providence : Berghahn Books, 1996

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 W'PONDS  305.894811049 Mcd/Tad  AVAILABLE
Description xi, 308 pages ; 22 cm
Series Refugee and forced migration studies ; v. 1
Refugee and forced migration studies ; v. 1
Contents Ch. 1. Introduction - Asylum Diaspora -- Ch. 2. Fieldwork and Research Methods -- Ch. 3. Swiss Public Opinion, Asylum Policy Reform and the Repatriation Agreement -- Ch. 4. Sri Lanka - Violence, Nationalism and Migration -- Ch. 5. Sri Lanka 1983 to 1991 - Conflict -- Ch. 6. Switzerland's Tamil Asylum Migrant Population -- Ch. 7. Early-Phase Asylum Migration 1983 to 1985 -- Ch. 8. Middle-Phase Asylum Migration 1986 to 1988 -- Ch. 9. Late-Phase Asylum Migration 1989 to 1991 -- Ch. 10. Immigrants and Asylum Seekers -- Ch. 11. Politics in Exile: The Profits of Inertia -- Ch. 12. Conclusion
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [290]-302) and index
Subject Sri Lankans -- Switzerland -- Social conditions.
Tamil (Indic people) -- Sri Lanka -- History -- 20th century.
Political refugees -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Switzerland.
Asylum, Right of -- Switzerland.
Public opinion -- Switzerland.
SUBJECT Switzerland -- Emigration and immigration http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008117200 -- Public opinion. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002006218
LC no. 96018377
ISBN 1571819177
Other Titles Sri Lankan migration, settlement and politics in Switzerland