Lights In The Distance: Exile and Refuge at the Borders of Europe

Daniel Trilling

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Idioma: inglés

Editorial: Picador, 2018

1509815619 / 9781509815616

Librería: Book Express (NZ), Shannon, Nueva ZelandaBook Express (NZ)

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320 pages. Text tanned If you have the right passport, the right amount of money or the right colou r skin, Europe can seem like a land without borders. That states who once fought wars with one another now give their citizens the right to travel, trade and wo rk where they like is part of the story modern Europe likes to tell about itself : the EU's founding myth is that it was created to ensure the horrors of the twe ntieth century were never repeated; freedom, tolerance, and a respect for human rights are now proclaimed as 'European values'.But the movement of people is still tightly controlled. While internal borders have come down, in recent y ears we have seen the growth of a militarised frontier at Europe's edges to keep out the uninvited. In theory, 'Fortress Europe' exists to protect EU citizens f rom external threats. In reality, the system itself is a threat to the lives of some of the world's most desperate migrants. As the number of people displaced b y conflict worldwide rises to its highest level since the Second World War, an u nprecedented number of refugees suffer unnecessary hardship, abuse and even deat h as they try to reach a continent that presents itself as a beacon of human rig hts.The political narrative is familiar, but what of the lives of those c aught up in the crisis? Building on several years of reporting work for leading publications, Daniel Trilling tells the stories of the people he encountered, dr awing on the relationships he has built up over the course of his work. The resu lt is a profound and important book.…

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Título
Lights In The Distance: Exile and Refuge at the Borders of Europe
Autor
Daniel Trilling
Editorial
Picador
Año de publicación
2018
Estado
Good
Encuadernación
Hardcover
Idioma
inglés
ISBN 10
1509815619
ISBN 13
9781509815616
Dimensiones
14.4cm x 3.2cm x 22.3cm
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