<ul> <li> The book is the first in-depth anthropological exploration of the existential quality of place in the context of displacement.</li> <li> It&rsquo;s experience-near perspective on displacement by zooming in on the life stories and experiences of three individuals.</li> <li> It revalidates the role of place in a hypermobile globalized world.</li> <li> It develops a unique approach to storytelling and lived experience.</li></ul>