Losing Place - Refugee Populations and Rural Transformations in East Africa

Refugee flight, settlement, and repatriation are not static, self-contained, or singular events. Instead, they are three stages of an ongoing process made and mirrored in the lives of real people. For that reason, there is an evident need for historical and longitudinal studies of refugee populations that rise above description and trace the process of social transformation during the "full circle" of flight resettlement, and return home. This book probes the economic forces and social processes responsible for shaping the everyday existence for refugees as they move through exile.

About the author

Johnathan Bascom is Associate Professor in the Department of Geography at East Carolina University.

Summary

Refugee flight, settlement, and repatriation are not static, self-contained, or singular events. Instead, they are three stages of an ongoing process made and mirrored in the lives of real people. For that reason, there is an evident need for historical and longitudinal studies of refugee populations that rise above description...

Product details

• Authors: Johnathan Bascom
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.1999
• EAN: 9781571810830
• ISBN: 978-1-57181-083-0
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 222 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 419 g
• Series: Forced Migration
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories