

The Outsiders
Refugees in Europe since 1492
Author: Philipp Ther, Jeremiah Riemer
Narrator: Julian Elfer
Unabridged: 13 hr 50 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Tantor Media
Published: 11/26/2019
Categories: Nonfiction, History, European History, Social Science, Refugees
Synopsis
In this compelling book, Ther examines the major causes of mass flight, from religious intolerance and ethnic cleansing to political persecution and war. He describes the perils and traumas of flight and explains why refugees and asylum seekers have been welcomed in some periods—such as during the Cold War—and why they are rejected in times such as our own. He also examines the afterlives of the refugees in the receiving countries, which almost always benefited from admitting them. Tracing the lengthy routes of the refugees, he reconceptualizes Europe as a unit of geography and historiography. Turning to the history of refugees in the United States, Ther also discusses the anti-refugee politics of the Trump administration, explaining why they are un-American and bad for the country.