Exile
Chronicle of the Border
$33.96
- Paperback
340 pages
- Release Date
24 July 2025
Summary
In recent decades, the forced displacement of populations has fueled nationalism and xenophobia across the world, arousing fear and hostility. Policies have been implemented to deter migrants, crack down on humanitarian workers and externalize border monitoring in remote territories. Men, women and children who flee political violence, religious persecution or poverty in their country and set off on journeys often lasting years may find themselves on dangerous routes where they face police br…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781509568598 |
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| ISBN-10: | 150956859X |
| Author: | Didier Fassin, Anne-Claire Defossez |
| Publisher: | Polity Press |
| Imprint: | Polity Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 340 |
| Release Date: | 24 July 2025 |
| Weight: | 522g |
| Dimensions: | 28mm x 150mm x 229mm |
Critics Review
“Border enforcement against migrants is pointless theater with horrifying consequences. The protagonists—exiles, enforcers, and activists—perform complicated moves across the Italy-France boundary stage. This moment of theater deftly narrated, we come away from Exile with a deeper, more humane understanding of contemporary migration.”
Josiah Heyman, University of Texas at El Paso
“Through the lens of an Alpine pass between Italy and France, Exile discloses the global orders of violence that compel movement, the ordeals and solidarities of journeys, and the contest between racialized exclusions and human fraternity. Fassin and Defossez offer an ethical analysis of the borderwork of those upholding, evading, and undoing the politics of fear and, worse, of indifference. Essential reading.”
David Owen, University of Southampton
“Didier Fassin and Anne-Claire Defossez have written a powerful and nuanced analysis of contemporary border politics in Europe… the book is written beautifully, and… It provides a well-researched overview of border politics at the examined site and beyond it. Exile is thus a valuable resource to all those interested in critical border studies and networks of actors at and around contemporary borders.”
Ethnic and Racial Studies
“Offers not only an excellent analysis of the spectacle at the Franco-Italian border, but also a profound engagement with exile, the realities of people navigating contemporary migration regimes. The work is a crucial resource for understanding the complexity of borders, migration, and solidarity, as it illuminates systemic mechanisms and power relations with nuance and urgency.”
Acta Sociologica
“Rich, detailed descriptions of exiles’ experiences, seamlessly connecting these personal narratives to broader historical and policy contexts. This approach not only widens the book’s appeal but also deepens our understanding of the complex wheels set in motion by border policies.”
American Association of Geographers Review of Books
Didier Fassin
Didier Fassin is a professor at the Collège de France and the James D. Wolfensohn Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton.
Anne-Claire Defossez is a sociologist and researcher at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton.
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