LEADER 02956nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910809738103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-84964-717-8 035 $a(CKB)2670000000256825 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000779957 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11459852 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000779957 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10777451 035 $a(PQKB)11515010 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3386679 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3386679 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10603342 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL987275 035 $a(OCoLC)813928913 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000256825 100 $a20120515d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBorder watch $ecultures of immigration, detention and control /$fAlexandra Hall 210 $aLondon $cPluto Press$d2012 215 $avii, 199 p 225 0$aAnthropology, culture, and society 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-7453-2723-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 173-194) and index. 327 $aIntroduction : going inside -- Visual practice and the secure regime -- Being there : social life in the centre -- Compliance and defiance : contesting the regime -- Drawing the line : discretion and power -- Ethics and encounters -- Conclusion. 330 $aQuestions over immigration and asylum face almost all Western countries. Should only economically useful immigrants be allowed? What should be done with unwanted or 'illegal' immigrants? In this bold intervention, Alexandra Hall shows that immigration detention centres offer a window onto society's broader attitudes towards immigrants. Despite periodic media scandals, remarkably little has been written about the everyday workings of this system, or about the people responsible for setting immigration policy. Detention, particularly, is a hidden side of border politics, despite its growing international importance as a tool of control and security. This book also looks at the social life and the relationships between officers and immigrants to explore broad social trends, as well as resistance within the system, and provides rare insights into the treatment of the 'other'. 606 $aImmigration enforcement$zGreat Britain 606 $aAlien detention centers$zGreat Britain 606 $aNoncitizens$zGreat Britain 606 $aIllegal immigration 607 $aGreat Britain$xEmigration and immigration$xGovernment policy$xHistory$y21st century 615 0$aImmigration enforcement 615 0$aAlien detention centers 615 0$aNoncitizens 615 0$aIllegal immigration. 676 $a353.4840941 700 $aHall$b Alexandra$0953912 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910809738103321 996 $aBorder watch$92837306 997 $aUNINA