{"product_id":"dispossessed-a-story-of-asylum-and-the-us-mexican-border-and-beyond","title":"Dispossessed: A Story of Asylum and the US-Mexican Border and Beyond","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eThe Dispossessed is a book that tells the story of a twenty-four-year-old Salvadoran man, Arnovis, whose family's search for safety shows how the United States has gutted asylum protections for the world's most vulnerable. John Washington traces Arnovis' quest for asylum, adding historical, literary, and current political context to the discussion of migration. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\\n                                                            \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\\n                              \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 352 pages\u003cbr\u003e\\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 28 April 2020\u003cbr\u003e\\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Verso Books\u003cbr\u003e\\n                          \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArnovis couldn't stay in El Salvador. If he didn't leave, a local gangster promised that his family would dress in mourning, that he would wake up with flies in his mouth. It was like a bomb exploded in my life, Arnovis said. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Dispossessed tells the story of a twenty-four-year-old Salvadoran man, Arnovis, whose family's search for safety shows how the United States - in concert with other Western nations - has gutted asylum protections for the world's most vulnerable. Crisscrossing the border and Central America, John Washington traces one man's quest for asylum. Arnovis is separated from his daughter by US Border Patrol agents and struggles to find security after being repeatedly deported to a gang-ruled community in El Salvador, traumatic experiences relayed by Washington with vivid intensity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdding historical, literary, and current political context to the discussion of migration today, Washington tells the history of asylum law and practice through ages to the present day. Packed with information and reflection, The Dispossessed is more than a human portrait of those who cross borders - it is an urgent and persuasive case for sharing the country we call home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\\n                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 428g\\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 149 x 220 x 32 (mm)\\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781788734721\\n                            \\n                          \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Washington","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44105780592890,"sku":"9781788734721","price":13.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/836fab930017f588634b3ae576f5ee9e.jpg?v=1625191614","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/dispossessed-a-story-of-asylum-and-the-us-mexican-border-and-beyond","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}