Borderline Citizen: Dispatches from the Outskirts of Nationhood (American Lives)

by Robin Hemley

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In Borderline Citizen Robin Hemley wrestles with what it means to be a citizen of the world, taking readers on a singular journey through the hinterlands of national identity. As a polygamist of place, Hemley celebrates Guy Fawkes Day in the contested Falkland Islands; Canada Day and the Fourth of July in the tiny U.S. exclave of Point Roberts, Washington; Russian Federation Day in the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad; Handover Day among protesters in Hong Kong; and India Day along the most complicated border in the world.

Forgoing the exotic descriptions of faraway lands common in traditional travel...Read more
  • ISBN10 1496220412
  • ISBN13 9781496220417
  • Publish Date 1 March 2020
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint University of Nebraska Press
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 216
  • Language English