Introduction: Spaces of solidarity -- Movements across space : the Thailand-Burma borderlands as a social construct -- From buffer zone to friendship bridge : the contemporary context of the Thailand-Burma borderlands -- By the shade of a tree : scales of resistance, patterns of activism -- This story is not for myself : paths of connectivity, networks of solidarity -- 'Symbolic anchors of community' : processes of cultural recovery -- Conclusion: The space between
Summary
"Exploring notions of activism and space as narrated by Karen displaced persons and refugees in the Thai-Burma borderlands, this book looks beyond refugees as passive victims or a 'humanitarian case'. Instead, the book examines the active engagement the Karen have with their persecution and displacement and their subsequent emplacement in the borderlands. A key focus of the book is to look at this engagement in terms of spaces of solidarity - constructed through patterns of activism, paths of connectivity and processes of cultural recovery. The book also studies the spatial configuration of borderlands, examining the impact of cross-border activities and their inter-related nature"-- Provided by publisher
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 20, 2020)
