Terence Chun Tat Shum

Asylum-Seeking Journeys in Asia (eBook, ePUB)

Refugees in Hong Kong and Bangkok

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book looks in detail at the journeys to asylum in Asia which are largely neglected in the media and academic analyses, despite Asia becoming the most essential region for asylum, receiving refugees from both within and outside of the continent.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Februar 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351375214
• Artikelnr.: 55287978

Autorenporträt

Terence Chun Tat Shum is Research Assistant Professor in the School of Arts and Social Sciences at The Open University of Hong Kong. His areas of research cover migration and refugee studies, globalisation and multiculturalism, and African diaspora and culture.

Inhaltsangabe

List of illustrations. Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Asylum-seeking in Hong
Kong and Bangkok: a historical perspective. 3. Constructing journeys: the
making of exits and entrances. 4. Governing refugees in Hong Kong and
Bangkok: identity, exclusion, and marginalisation. 5. Prolonged
displacement and negotiating 'home' in Hong Kong. 6. Prolonged displacement
and negotiating 'home' in Bangkok. 7. Conclusion: a journey without
destination? Bibliography. Index.