Fear and Sanctuary: Burmese Refugees in Thailand / Edition 1

by Hazel J. Lang

Overview

An examination of the plight of the refugees of Burma's protracted civil war, many of whom have fled across the border into Thailand. This study looks at the changing nature of the refugee situation and the responses of the parties involved, including the United Nations, the refugees themselves, and governments in both Bangkok and Rangoon. In the process, Fear and Sanctuary addresses pertinent international questions regarding civil war, ethnic resistance against an oppressive state, displacement, and refugee protection.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780877277316
Publisher:	Cornell University Press
Publication date:	01/01/2002
Series:	Studies on Southeast Asia , #32
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Editorial Reviews

Field research on several occasions between 1994 and 2000 in Thailand and in the refugee camps along a section of the 2.401-kilometer border between Thailand and Burma/Myanmar inform Lang's (international relations, Australian National U.) study of the nature and causes of the Burmese refugees' displacement. She has not indexed her report. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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