Human Cargo A Journey Among Refugees
, by Moorehead, CarolineNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780312425616 | 0312425619
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 3/21/2006
National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist Traveling for nearly two years and across four continents, Caroline Moorehead takes readers on a journey to understand why millions of people are forced to abandon their homes, possessions, and families in order to find a place where they may, quite literally, be allowed to live. Moorehead's experience living and working with refugees puts a human face on the news, providing unforgettable portraits of the refugees she meets in Cairo, Guinea, Sicily, Lebanon, England, Australia, Finland, and at the U.S.-Mexico border.Human Cargochanges our understanding of what it means to have and lose a place in the world, and reveals how the refugee "problem" is on a par with global crises such as terrorism and world hunger.