Asylum-seeking journeys in Asia : refugees in Hong Kong and Bangkok / Terrance Chun Tat Shum.

"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. Treating asylum-seeking journeys as a transnation...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Routledge series on Asian migration ; 4.
Main Author: Shum, Terrance Chun Tat (Author)
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.
Series:Routledge series on Asian migration ; 4.
Subjects:
Refugees > Asia.
Political refugees > Asia.
Asia > Emigration and immigration > Social aspects.
Emigration and immigration > Social aspects.
Political refugees.
Refugees.
Asia.
Physical Description:xii, 200 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; 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