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Irregular Migrants and the Sea at the Borders of Sabah, Malaysia

Pelagic Alliance

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

AvVilashini Somiah

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This book is an exploration of the relationship between irregular migrants, many originating from southern Philippines and the sea, in their struggle against the realities of state power in Sabah. As their numbers grow exponentially into the 21st century, the only solution currently provided by the Malaysian government is routine repatriation. Yet, despite increased border security, they continue to return. Thus the question: why do deported migrants return, time and again, despite the serious risk of being caught? This book explores the ways in which these irregular migrants contest inconvenient national sea boundaries, the trauma of detention and deportation, and other impositions of state power by drawing on supernatural support from the sea itself. The sea empowers them, and through individual narratives of the sea, we learn that the migrants’ encounter with the state and its legal system only intensifies rather than discourages their relationship with the Malaysian state.

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Utgivningsdatum2022-12-22
Mått148 x 210 x 11 mm
Vikt256 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieMigration, Diasporas and Citizenship
Antal sidor174
FörlagSpringer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN9783030904197

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“Vilashini Somiah has written an empathically driven, ethnographically rich and theoretically provocative book that will become a landmark reference not only in the anthropological study of Sabah, but also in Southeast Asia studies’ border-crossing literature. Written in clear and accessible prose, the book will make a welcome addition to course syllabi at the undergraduate and graduate levels and is poised to inspire new avenues of research ... .” (Andrew M. Carruthers, SOJOURN - Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia, Vol. 39 (1), March, 2024)“Irregular Migrants and the Sea at the Borders of Sabah, Malaysia: Pelagic Alliance is a compelling volume from start to finish. … By bringing to the fore the powerful and evocative images of her informants, Somiah offers valuable insights into the cry of migrants to belong amid the heavy culture of surveillance … . Her focus on weaving the unique experiences of her informants into the narrative deserves much credit. … this book is a delight for the anthropologist reader.” (Trixie M Tangit, Southeast Asian Studies, Vol. 11 (3), December, 2022)