TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hoffmann,Sophia
TI  - Iraqi migrants in Syria: the crisis before the storm 
T2  - Contemporary issues in the Middle East
SN  - 9780815653837
AV  - DS70.8.S95 
U1  - 305.892/756705691 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Syracuse, New York
PB  - Syracuse University Press
KW  - Iraqis
KW  - Syria
KW  - Refugees
KW  - Iraq
KW  - Iraq War, 2003-2011
KW  - Irakiens
KW  - Syrie
KW  - Réfugiés
KW  - Irak
KW  - Guerre en Irak, 2003-2011
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE
KW  - World
KW  - Middle Eastern
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE
KW  - Discrimination & Race Relations
KW  - Minority Studies
KW  - Emigration and immigration
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; The politics of Iraqi migration to Syria -- The Syrian state and Iraqi migration : uneven sovereignty -- UNHCR and Iraqi migration : parallel sovereignty -- International NGOs and Iraqi migration : humanitarian sovereignty -- Western donor states in Syria : layered sovereignty -- Iraqis in Syria : individual sovereignty
N2  - During the decade that preceded Syria's 2011 uprising and descent into violence, the country was in the midst of another crisis: the mass arrival of Iraqi migrants and a flood of humanitarian aid to handle the refugee emergency. International aid organizations, the media, and diplomats alike praised the Syrian government for keeping open borders and providing a safe haven for Iraqis fleeing the violence in Baghdad and Iraq's southern provinces. Only a few analysts looked beneath the surface to understand how the apparent generosity toward refugees squared with the ruthless oppression that characterized the Syrian government. In this volume, Hoffmann offers a richly detailed analysis of this contradiction, shedding light on Syria's domestic and international politics shortly before the outbreak of war. Drawing on firsthand observations and interviews, Hoffmann provides a nuanced portrait of the conditions of daily life for Iraqis living in Syria. She finds that Syria's illiberal government does not differentiate between citizen and foreigner, while the liberal politics of international aid organizations do. Based on detailed ethnographic research, Iraqi Migrants in Syria draws a highly original comparison between the Syrian government's and aid organizations' approaches to Iraqi migration, throwing into question many widely held assumptions about freedom, and its absence, in authoritarian contexts
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