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Iraqi Migrants in Syria - The Crisis before the Storm (Hardcover)
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Iraqi Migrants in Syria - The Crisis before the Storm (Hardcover)
Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East
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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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