All Else Failed - The Unlikely Volunteers at the Heart of the Migrant Aid Crisis (Paperback)

In 2015, increasing numbers of refugees and migrants, most of them fleeing war-torn homelands, arrived by boat on the shores of Greece, setting off the greatest human displacement in Europe since WWII. As journalists reported horrific mass drownings, an ill-prepared and seemingly indifferent world looked on. Those who reached land needed food, clothing, medicine and shelter, but the international aid system broke down completely. In a way that no one could have anticipated, volunteers arrived to help. Dana Sachs's compelling eyewitness account weaves together the lives of seven individuals and their families - including a British coal miner's daughter, a Syrian mother of six, and a jill-of-all-trades from New Zealand - who became part of this extraordinary effort. The story of their successes, and failures, is unforgettable and inspiring, and a clarion call for resilience and hope in the face of despair. War had shattered people's lives. This is what happened next.

General

Imprint:	Footnote Press Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2022
Authors:	Dana Sachs
Dimensions:	216 x 135 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-1-80444-024-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > Immigration & emigration Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > From 1900 > Reportage & collected journalism
LSN:	1-80444-024-8
Barcode:	9781804440247

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