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Nicole Constable Books

    This author contributes to a scholarly examination of cultural and societal structures. Their work delves into the complexities of human relationships within specific anthropological contexts. The writing offers insightful analysis grounded in academic research and observation. This collection provides a deeper understanding of diverse human experiences and social dynamics.

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    Passport Entanglements

    • Passport Entanglements

      • 260 pages
      • 10 hours of reading
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      Passport Entanglements examines the problems with documents issued to Indonesian migrant workers in Hong Kong and explores the larger role that passports and other types of documentation play in gendered migration, precarious labor, and bureaucracy. Focusing on the politics and inequalities embedded in passports, anthropologist Nicole Constable considers how these instruments determine legal status and dictate rights. Constable finds that new biometric technologies and surveillance do not lead to greater protection, security, or accuracy, but rather reinforce violent structures on already vulnerable women by producing new vulnerabilities and reproducing old ones. 

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      • 284 pages
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      Analyses and compares what it means to be Hakka.

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