As part of an ongoing effort to promote new books, here is the most recent work of Robert Barsky, who happens to be perhaps the best writer I have ever read. This is what others have sad about his latest:
In this novel approach to law and literature, Robert Barsky delves into the canon of so-called Great Books, and discovers that many beloved characters therein encounter obstacles similar to those faced by contemporary refugees and undocumented persons.
The struggles of Odysseus, Moses, Aeneas, Dante, Satan, Dracula and Alice in Wonderland, among many others, provide surprising insights into current discussions about those who have left untenable situations in their home countries in search of legal protection.
Law students, lawyers, social scientists, literary scholars and general readers who are interested in learning about international refugee law and immigration regulations in home and host countries will find herein a plethora of details about border crossings, including those undertaken to flee pandemics, civil unrest, racism, intolerance, war, forced marriage, or limited opportunities in their home countries.
Here's the publisher’s site: Clamouring for Legal Protection: What the Great Books Teach Us About People Fleeing from Persecution: Robert F Barsky: Hart Publishing (bloomsbury.com)
To readers here, please send me updates on your own books. Looking forward to reading and promoting them.
Does Robert Barsky deal Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom Cabin or Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp or another person dealing with slavery?
Great question Al–it has been too long. I will forward it to Robert and let him address your question. I was asked to review it, and still await my copy. But from prior conversations and reading some of his other work, I suspect Robert's focus on Refugee law may take up the bulk of his analysis here. Let's see what he says, and perhaps what I find from my draft.
Greetings, and thanks for your query! I have a long discussion of Aphra Behn’s Oroonoko, (1688) https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/aphra-behns-oroonoko-1688, which describes the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade. I also discuss works by James Baldwin, Alice Walker, and Toni Morrison, — notably Paradise.
Thanks.