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Memories of Burmese Rohingya Refugees

Contested Identity and Belonging

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Authors:
  1. Kazi Fahmida Farzana

    1. Universiti Utara Malaysia, Kedah, Malaysia

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  • Analyzes the politics of identity from the perspective of the people instead of media and government reports
  • Addresses topics new to the discussion of the Rohingya refugee community, such as memories, cultural life, and non-conventional resistance
  • Appeals to scholars and students examining issues of forced migration, refugee studies, Southeast Asian international relations, and ethnic politics.

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
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  2. Introduction

    • Kazi Fahmida Farzana
    Pages 1-40

  3. The Historical and Politico-Military Context of the Border

    • Kazi Fahmida Farzana
    Pages 41-58

  4. The Refugee Problem from an Official Account

    • Kazi Fahmida Farzana
    Pages 59-86

  5. Reconstructions of Social Memory by Refugees

    • Kazi Fahmida Farzana
    Pages 87-144

  6. Everyday Life in Refugee Camps

    • Kazi Fahmida Farzana
    Pages 145-190

  7. Music and Art as Symbols of Identity and Everyday Resistance

    • Kazi Fahmida Farzana
    Pages 191-231

  8. Conclusion

    • Kazi Fahmida Farzana
    Pages 233-247

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 249-262
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About this book

This book provides a critical analysis of the Rohingya refugees’ identity building processes and how this is closely linked to the state-building process of Myanmar as well as issues of marginalization, statelessness, forced migration, exile life, and resistance of an ethnic minority. With a focus on the ethnic minority’s life at the Myanmar-Bangladesh border, the author demonstrates how the state itself is involved in the construction of identity, which it manipulates for its own political purposes. The study is based on original research, largely drawn from fieldwork data. It presents an alternative and endogenous interpretation of the problem in contrast to the exogenous narrative espoused by state institutions, non-governmental organizations, and the media.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Universiti Utara Malaysia, Kedah, Malaysia

    Kazi Fahmida Farzana

About the author

Kazi Fahmida Farzana is Senior Lecturer in the Department of International Affairs at the University Utara Malaysia, Malaysia. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Memories of Burmese Rohingya Refugees

  • Book Subtitle: Contested Identity and Belonging

  • Authors: Kazi Fahmida Farzana

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-58360-4

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-58619-3Published: 25 August 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-95444-5Published: 05 September 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-58360-4Published: 24 August 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXV, 262

  • Number of Illustrations: 16 b/w illustrations, 8 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Migration, Asian Politics, Political Sociology, Asian Culture, Social History

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