{"title":"Evyn Lê Espiritu Gandhi","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvyn Lê Espiritu Gandhi’s works offer insightful explorations into themes of migration, identity, and cultural transformation. Rooted in thoughtful analysis, her writing invites readers to reconsider notions of belonging within changing social landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIdeal for those interested in \u003cem\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Reference\u003c\/em\u003e, her books provide nuanced perspectives that enrich understanding of resettlement and diasporic experiences, blending academic rigour with engaging narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"archipelago-of-resettlement-by-evyn-le-espiritu-gandhi-9780520379657","title":"Archipelago of Resettlement","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when refugees encounter Indigenous sovereignty struggles in the countries of their resettlement?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom April to November 1975, the US military processed over 112,000 Vietnamese refugees on the unincorporated territory of Guam; from 1977 to 1979, the State of Israel granted asylum and citizenship to 366 non-Jewish Vietnamese refugees. Evyn Lê Espiritu Gandhi analyses these two cases to theorise what she calls the refugee settler condition: the fraught positionality of refugee subjects whose resettlement in a settler colonial state is predicated on the unjust dispossession of an Indigenous population.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis groundbreaking book explores two forms of critical geography: first, archipelagos of empire, examining how the Vietnam War is linked to the US military buildup in Guam and unwavering support of Israel; and second, corresponding archipelagos of trans-Indigenous resistance, tracing how Chamorro decolonisation efforts and Palestinian liberation struggles are connected through the Vietnamese refugee figure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eConsidering distinct yet overlapping modalities of refugee and Indigenous displacement, \u003cem\u003eArchipelago of Resettlement\u003c\/em\u003e offers tools for imagining emergent forms of decolonial solidarity between refugee settlers and Indigenous peoples.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47595694653676,"sku":"9780520379657","price":66.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780520379657-archipelago-of-resettlement.jpg?v=1777902915"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/evyn-le-espiritu-gandhi.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}