{"product_id":"9781503642812-stuck-at-home","title":"Stuck at Home","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePandemic Immobilities in the Nation of Emigration\u003cbr\u003eThe Philippines is among the most successful migrant-sending nations in the world, both lauded and critiqued for exporting its own citizens to a global labor market. Yasmin Y. Ortiga brings readers beyond this popular image to explore questions often overlooked: What happens when workers who were encouraged to emigrate are suddenly unable to leave?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Philippines is among the most successful migrant-sending nations in the world, both lauded and critiqued for exporting its own citizens to a global labor market. Yasmin Y. Ortiga brings readers beyond this popular image to explore questions often overlooked: What happens when workers who were encouraged to emigrate are suddenly unable to leave? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStuck at Home\u003c\/i\u003e examines how the Philippine state and its aspiring migrants negotiated the meaning of immobility amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In this pioneering book, Ortiga studies the narratives that emerged around two groups of Filipino workers: nurses banned from leaving the country and cruise workers who returned home after COVID-19 shut down the travel industry. Ortiga emphasizes the high stakes in telling the \"right\" story of immobility to a nation built around emigration—one that provides a compelling rationale for who deserves to move and who can be forced to stay.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA gripping account of political interests, frustrated dreams, and an unprecedented crisis, \u003ci\u003eStuck at Home\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how migration governance is not only about regulating people's movement, but also defining the meaning and implications of remaining in place. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55704994513270,"sku":"9781503642812","price":21.92,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_36016783_fb46e7f9-4c5e-42aa-a878-a3119dc3f652.jpg?v=1757557839","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781503642812-stuck-at-home","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}