{"product_id":"bracketed-belonging-gurkha-migrant-warriors-and-transnational-lives-paperback-softback-9781501781629","title":"Bracketed Belonging; Gurkha Migrant Warriors and Transnational Lives (Paperback \/ softback) 9781501781629","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBracketed Belonging\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eGurkha Migrant Warriors and Transnational Lives\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKelvin E. Y. Low (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501781629\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 July 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages, 7 b\u0026amp;w halftones, 2 maps - 7 Halftones, black and white - 2 Maps\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.454 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\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBracketed Belonging\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e addresses how nations and their governance of security determine social constellations and shape socio-political and legal assertions of belonging and allegiance. \u003c\/b\u003eKelvin E. Y. Low examines the contours and limits of belonging that underlie the complex social contract between mobile migrants and nations in the context of a global military-security market. He explores these core themes through the case of Nepali Gurkhas and their families as military and paramilitary migrants. Recruited to serve in the military or police force, Gurkhas are trained in jungle warfare skills that other police groups do not possess. There is thus the professional link to military training and the formation of a unique paramilitary police force with the backdrop of colonialism. In these contexts, this book offers fresh perspectives on studying global security, migration and diasporic lives. It sets a new agenda by analytically bridging empire, military and security maneuvers, and migratory pathways and options. In doing so,\u003ci\u003e Bracketed Belonging\u003c\/i\u003e serves as a novel contribution to current scholarship on migration and transnationalism, and on police and security studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Gurkhas and Bracketed Belonging\u003cbr\u003e 1. Constructing a Gurkha Diaspora\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Warrior Gurkha\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Migrant Gurkha\u003cbr\u003e 4. Gurkha Wives and Children\u003cbr\u003e 5. At the Edge of Belonging?\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: In the Wake of Empire\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52610559148312,"sku":"9781501781629","price":25.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/bracketed-belonging-gurkha-migrant-warriors-and-transnational-lives-paperback-softback-9781501781629","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}