Bucher abrufen Ruptured Lives: Refugee Crises in Historical
Perspective
By Jesse Spohnholz
Growing directly out of the experiences of a team of historians at Washington
State University who designed a new foundational course for WSU's common
requirements, the Roots of Contemporary Issues series is built on the premise
that students will be better at facing current and future challenges, no matter
their major or career path, if they are capable of addressing controversial and
pressing issues in mature, reasoned ways using evidence, critical thinking, and
clear written and oral communication skills. To help students achieve these
goals, each title in the Roots of Contemporary Issues series argues that we need
both a historical understanding and an appreciation of the ways in which
humans have been interconnected with places around the world for decades and
even centuries.Much of the world's politics revolves around questions about
refugees and other migrating peoples, including debating the scope and limits of
humanitarianism; the relevance of national borders in a
