
- 256 pages
- English
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About this book
Palestinian refugees in Lebanon refer to themselves as 'the forgotten people'. Sixty years on, tens of thousands still live in temporary shelters, in overcrowded unsanitary camps where unemployment and poverty levels are high. Denied basic human rights, they are neglected by the humanitarian community, ignored by the international media. This pioneering book explores the experiences of the oldest and largest single refugee group in the world. Drawing upon comprehensive research in the twelve official refugee camps in Lebanon, the author examines the impact of protracted refugee status on the coping mechanisms developed by refugees. She identifies the lessons to be learned from the refugee experience in Lebanon and and the implications for other refugee groups in different parts of the world. Palestinians in Lebanon provides a long overdue account of one of the most neglected refugee communities in the world.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- List of Figures
- Contents
- Terms and Acronyms
- Acknowledgements
- 1.INTRODUCTION: PALESTINIAN REFUGEES IN LEBANON
- 2. CONTRADICTORY DYNAMICS: POLITICAL AND LEGAL REFUGEE FRAMEWORKS
- 3. ASSISTANCE TO REFUGEES: THE LOGIC, DILEMMAS AND ANOMALIES
- 4. THE PALESTINIANS IN LEBANON: A VOLATILE REFUGEE-HOST RELATIONSHIP
- 5. LONG-TERM REFUGEE CAMPS: TEMPORARY SETTLEMENT OR PERMANENT HOME?
- 6. HOW DO PROTRACTED REFUGEES COPE?
- 7. COPING MECHANISMS: THE IMPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE TO PROTRACTED REFUGEES
- 8. PALESTINIANS AS PROTRACTED REFUGEES
- APPENDIX: CAMP PROFILES
- NOTES
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX