Escape from Violence: Conflict and the Refugee Crisis in the Developing World

In this eloquent and comprehensive study, the authors examine the refugee phenomenon originating in Latin America, Africa, and Asia and suggest means by which the international community can assist those in greatest need.

Review :
"Informative, provocative."--Journal of Asian Studies "A valuable contribution to our understanding."--Political Science Quarterly "What makes Escape from Violence so important is that it is at once historical, theoretical, empirical, and practical. [The book] takes the reader--even the informed reader--far beyond what is available in 'the literature' by providing a different cut on the problems, particularly on the question of state formation and conflicts over the nature of the social order, and by not only reviewing the 'root causes' of refugee flows but suggesting how they might be dealt with in the future. The combination of creative thinking and realism could turn the work into a blueprint for action if those who have the power to influence social policy take the suggestions seriously."--Peter I. Rose, Smith College "A mature statement of a theory, and supporting cases, of the relationships between causes of social conflict and the refugee implications. The systemic treatment is pathbreaking. This work will be one of those giants on whose shoulders others build."--Charles B. Keely, Georgetown University "It is an essential book for all scholars concerned with conflict in the Third World. The book is highly relevant in comparative politics, international relations, and security studies."--Ted Gurr, University of Maryland, College Park "Informative, provocative."--Journal of Asian Studies "A valuable contribution to our understanding."--Political Science Quarterly "What makes Escape from Violence so important is that it is at once historical, theoretical, empirical, and practical. [The book] takes the reader--even the informed reader--far beyond what is available in 'the literature' by providing a different cut on the problems, particularly on the question of state formation and conflicts over the nature of the social order, and by not only reviewing the 'root causes' of refugee flows but suggesting how they might be dealt with in the future. The combination of creative thinking and realism could turn the work into a blueprint for action if those who have the power to influence social policy take the suggestions seriously."--Peter I. Rose, Smith College "A mature statement of a theory, and supporting cases, of the relationships between causes of social conflict and the refugee implications. The systemic treatment is pathbreaking. This work will be one of those giants on whose shoulders others build."--Charles B. Keely, Georgetown University "It is an essential book for all scholars concerned with conflict in the Third World. The book is highly relevant in comparative politics, international relations, and security studies."--Ted Gurr, University of Maryland, College Park "Scholarly and at the same time sympathetic."--American Journal of Sociology "Escape from Violence is of interest to international relations scholars because it analyzes the refugee crisis in the developing world within a theoretical context. Zolberg and his associates analyze the refugee crisis as part of a world system in which, as they put it, "national societies persist but are internationalized to a higher degree than ever before." As a result, violent conflicts that create refugees must be seen as resulting from external as well as internal forces. Escape from Violence enables its readers to discern a little-discussed and terrifying dimension of transnational relations in contemporary world politics."--Robert O. Keohane, Harvard University