Refugee Sandwich: Stories of Exile and Asylum by Peter Showler

Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2006. Soft cover. Near Fine. Bright, clean, unmarked pages, firmly bound. Cover shows slight wear only. 235 pages. "This collection of thirteen fictional vignettes take you inside Canada's refugee system, exposing the dilemmas and choices faced by refugees and those who decide their fates. Refugee Sandwich is a unique combination of fictionalized stories about the participants in the determination process - lawyers, judges, interpreters, hearing officers, and, of course, claimants - and a concise analysis of the system itself" -- back cover.

McGill-Queen's University Press, 2006. Paperback. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2006. Soft cover. Very Good. Bright, clean, unmarked pages, firmly bound. Cover shows slight wear. 235 pages. "This collection of thirteen fictional vignettes take you inside Canada's refugee system, exposing the dilemmas and choices faced by refugees and those who decide their fates. Refugee Sandwich is a unique combination of fictionalized stories about the participants in the determination process - lawyers, judges, interpreters, hearing officers, and, of course, claimants - and a concise analysis of the system itself" -- back cover.

McGill-Queen's University Press, 2006-03-31. paperback. Used: Good.

Montreal, QC: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2006. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; spine straight and uncreased; very light wear to inside corners; otherwise absolute minimal wear; This collection of thirteen fictional vignettes takes you inside Canada's refugees and those who decide their fates. Refugee Sandwich is a unique combination of fictionalized stories about the participants in the determination process - lawyers, judges, interpreters, hearing officers, and, of course, claimants - and a concise analysis of the system itself. Showler uses satire to expose the prejudices, myopia, ignorance, provincialism, and lack of sensitivity that often mark the decisions of officials, attacking the patronage-based system behind their appointment and re-appointment and revealing its sometimes tragic consequences. He offers both a sympathetic picture of the problems that confront refugee claimants and a critical look at some of the more common devices and abusive strategies employed… Read More

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.