Book Notes

Recently Received Books: Refugess & Displaced Persons

 

Fear of Persecution: Global Human Rights, International Law, and

Fear of Persecution: Global Human Rights, International Law, and
Human Well-Being
Edited by James D. White and Anthony J. Marsella

Lanham, MD: Roman and Littlefield Publishers, Inc. 2007. 290pp.

* Cross-listed in International Law & Ethics

Housing, Land and Property Restitution Rights of Refugees and Displaced Person: Laws, Cases and Materials

Housing, Land and Property Restitution Rights of Refugees and
Displaced Person: Laws, Cases and Materials
 Edited by Scott Leckie


New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007. 570pp.

* Cross-listed in Globalization, Labor & Economic Rights

Transnational Threats: Smuggling and Trafficking in Arms, Drugs and Human Life

Transnational Threats: Smuggling and Trafficking in Arms, Drugs
and Human Life
Edited by Kimberley L. Thachuk

Bridgeport, CT: Praeger Security International. 2007. 241pp.

*Cross-listed in Globalization, Labor & Economic Rights
Advancing Refugee Protection in South Africa

Advancing Refugee Protection in South Africa
Edited by Jeff Handmaker, Lee Anne de la Hunt
& Jonathan Klaaren

New York, NY: Berghahn Books. 2008. 336pp.

*Cross-listed in Regional Focus on Africa & the Middle East
Refugee Rights: Ethics, Advocacy, and Africa

Refugee Rights: Ethics, Advocacy, and Africa
Edited by David Hollenbach, SJ

Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press. 2008. 264pp.

*Cross-listed in Regional Focus on Africa & the Middle East
Refugee Law and Practice in Japan

Refugee Law and Practice in Japan
By Osamu Arakaki

Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing. 2008. 270pp.

*Cross-listed in International Law & Ethics &
Regional Focus on Asia
Nations of Emigrants

Nations of Emigrants
By Susan Bibler Coutin

Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. 2007. 263pp.

*Cross-listed in Regional Focus on Latin America
Can Compensation Prevent Impoverishment?: Reforming Resettlement through Investments and Benefit-Sharing

Can Compensation Prevent Impoverishment?: Reforming
Resettlement through Investments and Benefit-Sharing
Edited by Michael M. Cernea & Hari Mohan Mathur

New York, NY: Oxford University Press. 2008. 441pp.

*Cross-listed in Development, Democracy & Health &
Global Governance & Civil Society

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