Human Cargo
A Journey among Refugees
$28.10
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
15 January 2016
Summary
A Journey with Refugees - a new edition of this seminal book, now with a new introduction by the author on the current crisis
How can society cope with the diaspora of the twenty-first century? Is there a difference between ‘good’ asylum seekers and ‘bad’ economic migrants? What happens to those whose applications are turned down?
Caroline Moorehead has visited war zones, camps and prisons from Guinea and Afghanistan to Australia and Italy. She has interviewed emigration offic…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781784703615 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1784703613 |
| Author: | Caroline Moorehead |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 15 January 2016 |
| Weight: | 246g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 24mm |
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A shattering book, meticulously researched, humane and utterly heartbreaking * Observer *Heartbreaking… Urgent… Terrifying * Guardian *This is one of those books that will sooner or later change the future * Sunday Times *Strong in its condemnations and unflinching in its gaze, Human Cargo is also, mercifully, rich in humanity and examples of the indomitable nature of the human spirit * Independent on Sunday *Caroline Moorehead knows how to grip the reader’s attention and haunt their dreams * Sunday Telegraph *Strong in its condemnations and unflinching in its gaze, Human Cargo is also, mercifully, rich in humanity and examples of the indomitable nature of the human spirit * Independent on Sunday *Read this compelling and important book * Scotsman *Wide-ranging, generous and humane * Irish Times *Clear sighted…urgent * Guardian *Remarkable, balanced, intelligent * Daily Telegraph *
About The Author
Caroline Moorehead
Caroline Moorehead is a bestselling and prize-winning author, and the biographer of Bertrand Russell, Freya Stark, Iris Origo, Madame de la Tour du Pin and Martha Gellhorn. Her recent books - a quartet focused on resistance to dictatorship, particularly in Italy and France - were shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, the Orwell Prize and the Costa Biography Award. She lives in London.
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