Refugees (Topical Term)

Web. 3 (refugee: one that flees to a place of safety, esp. one who flees to a foreign country or power to escape danger or persecution in his own country or habitual residence because of his race, religion, or political beliefs; displaced person: a person expelled, deported, or impelled to flee from his country of nationality or habitual residence by the forces or consequences of war or oppression)

Here are entered works on persons who have fled from their homes or countries to live elsewhere because of wars, natural disasters, political instability, religious persecution, etc. This heading may be subdivided geographically to indicate the country of origin and/or the destination of the refugees.