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Education, asylum and the non-citizen child : the politics of compassion and belonging /

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"Refugees are physically and symbolically 'out of place', their position forcing receiving states to address issues of rights and moral obligations. This book is concerned with asylum-seeking and refugee children in the UK whose presence represents a litmus test of state commitment to...

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Main Author: Pinson, Halleli, 1973-
Other Authors: Arnot, Madeleine, Candappa, Mano
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Subjects:
Refugee children > Education > Government policy > Great Britain.
Immigrant children > Education > Government policy > Great Britain.
Stateless persons > Education > Government policy > Great Britain.
Refugee children > Great Britain > Social conditions.
Immigrant children > Great Britain > Social conditions.
Stateless persons > Great Britain > Social conditions.
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Summary:"Refugees are physically and symbolically 'out of place', their position forcing receiving states to address issues of rights and moral obligations. This book is concerned with asylum-seeking and refugee children in the UK whose presence represents a litmus test of state commitment to human rights, equality and justice for all children"--
Physical Description:xv, 259 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780230524682 (hardback)
0230524680 (hardback)