1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910786661703321

Autore

Andersson Ruben <1977->

Titolo

Illegality, Inc. : clandestine migration and the business of bordering Europe / / Ruben Andersson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0520958284

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (361 pages)

Collana

California Series in Public Anthropology ; ; 28

Disciplina

364.1/370964

Soggetti

Noncitizens - Spain - Cueta

Noncitizens - Spain - Melilla

Illegal immigration - Spain - Melilla

Senegal Emigration and immigration Case studies

Ceuta (Spain) Emigration and immigration Case studies

Melilla (Spain) Emigration and immigration Case studies

Mali Emigration and immigration Case studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Part 1. Borderlands -- Part 2. Crossings -- Part 3. Confrontations.

Sommario/riassunto

In this groundbreaking ethnography, Ruben Andersson, a gifted anthropologist and journalist, travels along the clandestine migration trail from Senegal and Mali to the Spanish North African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla. Through the voices of his informants, Andersson explores, viscerally and emphatically, how Europe's increasingly powerful border regime meets and interacts with its target-the clandestine migrant. This vivid, rich work examines the subterranean migration flow from Africa to Europe, and shifts the focus from the "illegal immigrants" themselves to the vast industry built around their movements. This fascinating and accessible book is a must-read for anyone interested in the politics of international migration and the changing texture of global culture.