{"product_id":"ambiguous-inclusion-migration-and-race-on-the-russia-china-border-hardback-9781487557294","title":"Ambiguous Inclusion; Migration and Race on the Russia-China Border (Hardback) 9781487557294","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAmbiguous Inclusion\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMigration and Race on the Russia-China Border\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLauren Woodard (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487557294\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 7 April 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e202 pages, 4 illustrations\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.9 x 1.8 cm, 0.42 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmbiguous Inclusion\u003c\/em\u003e examines how migrants and state officials in Primorskii krai – Russia’s Far Eastern border with China and North Korea – draw on legacies of inclusion as migrants apply for Russian citizenship.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThough many migrants from post-Soviet states obtain expedited citizenship due to shared language and Soviet ties, they often face exclusion in their everyday lives in Russia . Through ethnographic accounts, this book explores how Soviet ideals of internationalism and modern-day nationalism clash in everyday encounters between migrants and bureaucrats. Russia’s citizenship policies frame inclusion around Russian language and multiethnic unity, yet in practice often reinforce hierarchies linked to ethnicity and whiteness, even as race remains officially unacknowledged.  Drawing on anthropologist Lauren Woodard’s 17 months of fieldwork, \u003cem\u003eAmbiguous Inclusion\u003c\/em\u003e reveals how officials reproduce xenophobia, even when they do not intend to, by transforming migrants into ‘compatriots.’\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy tracing how inclusion is both granted and withheld, this book shows how inclusion and belonging operate alongside exclusion and discrimination in post-imperial contexts . It challenges conventional views of nation-states and migration, offering insights into the ways in which race, identity, and citizenship are negotiated in contemporary Russia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003eA Note on Naming Practices\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Ambiguous Inclusion\u003cbr\u003e1. Racial Hierarchies and Legacies of Inclusion in Primorskii krai and Russia\u003cbr\u003e2. Transforming Migrants into Compatriots\u003cbr\u003e3. Racial Passing by Shedding Blackness\u003cbr\u003e4. Preserving “Authentic” Russian Culture: The Return of Primorskii krai’s Old Believers\u003cbr\u003e5. Ukrainian Refugees and the Violence of Inclusion\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: The Politics of Inclusion\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52596008485144,"sku":"9781487557294","price":31.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/ambiguous-inclusion-migration-and-race-on-the-russia-china-border-hardback-9781487557294","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}