Introduction -- The asylum "problem" -- Decolonising the "problem" : an alternative standpoint for analysing the exclusionary politics of asylum -- Slavery and the right to be human -- Colonialism, the League of Nations and race equality -- The United Nations and the right to be human -- Dehumanization : asylum seeker support in the twenty-first century -- Asylum after empire
Summary
This book critiques existing literature on the response of Western states to asylum seeking 'others' and outlines an alternative perspective to acknowledge the colonial histories that have shaped the contemporary response of states to movements of refugees
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 21, 2017)
