Routledge Handbook of Asian Borderlands

The Routledge Handbook of Asian Borderlands, 1st Edition, examines contested statehood and social control across Asian borderland spaces where authoritarian-developmental states have expanded. The volume situates regional dynamics within a global context to examine how post-Cold War borders reshape Asian mobilities, incomes, and relations between neighboring states.

The collection addresses central concerns surrounding citizenship, security, and the boundaries of the state alongside questions of statelessness. Its chapters explore how frontier populations navigate changing economies, commodities, and livelihoods.

Designed as an academic resource, the handbook supports students and scholars working in Asian Studies, Border Studies, Anthropology, and Social and Cultural Studies.