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At the limits of cure

crossings facilitate not only relationships between people from border societies, but also between them and the border troops which might be for the latter’s monetary gains or beyond that. Be it the gift of gab possessed by the Garo Christian women or the enterprising fang-fung people who are involved in the business of border brokerage and passage, mobility assumes an important role in the survival of border populations amidst corroding chars, infringement by elephants and change in food production patterns. The book meets its empirical and theoretical objectives by problematizing the assumptions made about the totalitarian nature of state artifacts and their violent manifestation at the border. Through her long, accurate fieldwork at border outposts and in border societies, the author construes the border as a permeable, penetrable space, subjected to continual modification by its inhabitants, as they strive to preserve their livelihoods. It is exemplary of fragmented sovereignties wherein life rejuvenates itself at borders outside the logic of neat demarcations drawn by territorial boundaries, originating in nation-building processes. This book contributes to the field of border theories with the novel finding that border fences do not only implant fear in people’s hearts but also perpetuate innovative responses, increasing mobility and movement.