Gift of Freedom - War, Debt, and Other Refugee Passages

Informationen zum Autor Mimi Thi Nguyen Klappentext Mimi Thi Nguyen examines the self-interested claims of the United States to provide freedom to others, even as it does so by generating violence and displacement through overpowering warfare. Zusammenfassung Mimi Thi Nguyen examines the self-interested claims of the United States to provide freedom to others! even as it does so by generating violence and displacement through overpowering warfare. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface ix Acknowledgments xiii Introduction. The Empire of Freedom 1 1. The Refugee Condition 33 2. Grace, the Gift of the Girl in the Photograph 83 3. Race Wars, Patriot Acts 133 Epilogue. Refugee Returns 179 Notes 191 Bibliography 239 Index 267

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Mimi Thi Nguyen
• Editore: Duke University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.10.2012
• EAN: 9780822352228
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-5222-8
• Pagine: 296
• Dimensioni: 159 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Serie: Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies; Next Wave: New Directions in W; Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni