Co-editors James D. White, Visiting Professor in the School of Public Policy, and Anthony J. Marsella, Professor Emeritus, University of Hawaii, have just released their newest book Fear of Persecution: Global Human Rights, International Law, and Human Well-Being. Come meet the editors at a book signing event at Barnes & Noble Bookstore, March 27, 2007 at 4:00 pm.

Fear of Persecution takes a comprehensive and absorbing look at a problem that has become an all too familiar part of the global landscape: the tens of millions of refugees who have fled their homes in a desperate search for safe haven, and who are invisible to most of us, for most of the time. The plight of the refugee or the internally displaced person is easily ignored or sidelined, especially at a time when many nations are preoccupied with security issues at the expense of humanitarian concerns. For the first time in a single volume, James D. White and Anthony Marsella bring together essays that address the legal, historical, ethical and political facets emerging from the stories of those who flee in fear. Fear of Persecution discusses and critically analyzes international approaches and debates human rights issues and interests. It provides a wide-ranging examination of the legal and moral issues involved, ranging from the use of torture, to humanitarian crises, to genocide. The book also takes an imaginative look at possible ways to build understanding, promote healing and keep a more substantial peace than presently known.

List of Contributors
Jeffrey F. Addicott, Richard J. Brennan, Roberta Cohen, Bill Frelick, Brien Hallet, Michael H. Hoffman, George Kent, Rebecca Knuth, Gerald Martone, Harry Minas, Ved P. Nanda, Sister Dianna Ortiz, Weiming Tu, Jon M. Van Dyke, and Michael G. Wessells.

About the Authors
James D. White is a Visiting Professor in the School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology and Associate Director, International Programs in the Center for Advanced Communications Policy. Anthony J. Marsella is Professor Emeritus of the Department of Psychology at the University of Hawaii.

Refreshments will be served! Presentation and signing will start at 4:00 p.m. followed by an open discussion.