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1 online resource : color illustrations |
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Cover page; Halftitle page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; Map; introduction THE FACES AT THE FENCE; chapter one NEW YEAR 2015; chapter two A TIME OF FEAR; chapter three VIKTOR ORBÁN'S JIHAD; chapter four THE DOG'S BREAKFAST; chapter five A REFUGEE VICTORY; chapter six THE CLOSING OF THE CURTAIN; chapter seven THREE SAVAGE FRONTIERS; chapter eight A WAREHOUSE OF SOULS; chapter nine THE EU-TURKEY DEAL; chapter ten THE STREET O F THE FOUR WINDS; chapter eleven KEEP CALM AND THINK OF ENGLAND; chapter twelve THE WOMEN OF ADAŠEVCI |
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Chapter thirteen A SLOW AND PAINFUL EUROPEchapter fourteen BORDERLANDS; chapter fifteen WISH YOU WERE HERE; afterword SEVEN LEVELS OF DESPAIR; NOTES; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
| Summary |
A powerful and revealing firsthand account of the migrant and refugee experience on the overland route across Europe War and chaos in Syria and Iraq, violence in Afghanistan, and hopelessness in countries bordering war zones have spurred several million refugees and migrants to set out for Europe. The West Balkans, from Turkey through Greece, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Serbia, and Hungary, became the main entry route. Based in Budapest for more than three decades, Nick Thorpe was perfectly placed to cover the birth of the route, its heyday, and the attempts of numerous states to close it. This is his intimate account of the daily lives of those stuck in razor-wire enclosures or on the move along forest tracks, railway lines, motorways--and of the smugglers, border police, and political leaders who help, exploit, or obstruct them. He challenges those who demonize or glorify migration, visits the arrivals in their new environment, and studies their impact on the countries which welcomed them with open arms or hesitation |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Political refugees -- Europe -- History -- 21st century
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Political refugees -- Europe -- Public opinion
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Public opinion -- Europe
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Emigration & Immigration.
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HISTORY -- Modern -- 21st Century.
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Emigration and immigration -- Government policy
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Political refugees
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Political refugees -- Public opinion
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Public opinion
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Europe -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy
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Europe
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780300245448 |
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0300245440 |
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