Stateless / Chen Tienshi Lara ; translated by Louis Carlet.
| Author/creator | Chin, Tenji, 1971 |
| Other author | Carlet, Louis. |
| Other author | NUS Press. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Singapore : NUS Press, [2024] |
| Description | xv, 236 pages ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Mukokuseki. English |
| Abstract | Japan's 1971 termination of diplomatic ties with the Republic of China left 9,200 Chinese residents stateless. Tienshi "Lara" Chen was one of them, born to Chinese parents in Yokohama's Chinatown. What does it mean to be stateless? What does it feel like? To answer, Stateless presents Chen's engaging autobiographical account of her bi-cultural upbringing and Japanese education. She reflects on her experience of statelessness eventually led her into a career spanning academia and activism, and she analyzes the contradictions inherent in the concepts of nationality, nation-state, and citizenship, in a world where individual nationality, identity, and experience are increasingly complex. She concludes that the current system of regulating individuals with citizenship is unworkable in the long run. Blending life writing, auto-ethnography, and a study of stateless communities around Asia, this book unpacks the idea of citizenship by showing the hidden everyday narratives and lived experiences of stateless persons who have no legal ties to any nation-state. Originally published in Japanese, this adapted and updated English edition critically engages with questions of borders, mobility, belonging, and identity. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-227) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Language | In English. |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2023331948 |
| ISBN | 9789813252325 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (epdf) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |