PositiveForeword ReviewRobin Hemley’s erudite essay collection...probes the meaning of nationality ... Profiling enclaves and exclaves, overseas territories, and displaced people, the essays reveal the human and environmental costs of fighting for something which cannot be truly owned or defined ... incongruous details infuse a playful humor into serious situations ... As a whole, the collection acknowledges human beings’ yearning to be part of a collective, but also illuminates the unforeseen, tragic, and sometimes hilarious consequences of belonging ... a thought-provoking work that troubles the complexities of nationhood.
