The Outsiders - Refugees in Europe Since 1492

The history of Europe as a continent of refugeesEuropean history has been permeated with refugees. 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. 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. 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. He describes the perils and traumas of flight and explains why refugees and asylum seekers have been welcomed in some periods-such as during the Cold War-and why they are rejected in times such as our own. He also examines the afterlives of the refugees in the receiving countries, which almost always benefited from admitting them. Tracing the lengthy routes of the refugees, he reconceptualizes Europe as a unit of geography and historiography. Turning to the history of refugees in the United States, Ther also discusses the anti-refugee politics of the Trump administration, explaining why they are un-American and bad for the country.By setting mass flight against fifteen biographical case studies, and drawing on his subjects' experiences, itineraries, and personal convictions, Ther puts a human face on a global phenomenon that concerns all of us.

Product details

• Authors: Philipp Ther, Ther Philipp
• Assisted by: Jeremiah Riemer (Translation), Riemer Jeremiah (Translation)
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780691179520
• ISBN: 978-0-691-17952-0
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 242 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, HISTORY / Europe / General, 20th Century, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Refugees, 21st Century, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, c 1500 onwards to present day, Archaeology, Migration, immigration & emigration, Social and cultural history, Migration, immigration and emigration, History and Archaeology, Refugees and political asylum, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, Refugees & Political Asylum