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Routledge (India) The Rohingya Crisis A Moral Ethnographic and Policy Assessment by Norman K Swazo And Sk Tawfique M Haque And Md Mahbubul Haque And Tasmia Nower
This book provides a history of the ethnic persecution of the Rohingyas in Myanmar and their disputed ethnic and national identity. It focuses on how the crisis has morphed into a geopolitical encounter between Bangladesh, China, India, and Myanmar. It further explores the moral, ethnographic, and public policy issues in the humanitarian response to the crisis of the Rohingya people.The volume analyses the question of citizenship for the Rohingyas by analyzing historical documents and interviews which chronicle the status and identity of the community and their past involvement in the government and politics of Myanmar. The authors focus specifically on the changing geopolitical context of state formation in South Asia and the tense relationships between Myanmar and its neighbours--Bangladesh, China, and India. The book examines the alliances and disputes in the South and South East Asia region, which are predicated on economic and strategic gains, and their impact on the Rohingya crisis. It also looks at the failure of bilateral and multilateral negotiations between these countries to adequately address or alleviate the plight of the stateless Rohingyas.This volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of international studies, peace, human rights, and conflict studies, sociology, ethnic studies, border studies, migration and diaspora studies, discrimination and exclusion studies, public policy, and Asian Studies. It will also be useful for professionals working in the media, NGOs, think tanks, and policy makers as well as general readers interested in the history of persecution of the Rohingya people.