Racism and borders [[electronic resource] ] : representation, repression, resistance / / Jeff Shantz, editor

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Algora Pub., c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (357 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.28/5
• Soggetto topico: Border security; Racism; Emigration and immigration - Social aspects
• Altri autori: ShantzJeff
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: Contemporary Border Struggles; Chapter 1. Racial profiling at the borders: Implications for National and Human Security; Chapter 2. Racial Profiling; Chapter 3. Race and Imperialism: Migration and Border Control in the Canadian State; Chapter 4. Consuming Fears: Neo-liberal In/Securities, Cannibalization, and Psychopolitics; Chapter 5. "Border Panic" and the Bounds of Racial Identity; Chapter 6. White-Out; Chapter 7. "Self" and "the Other" A Journey of Mutual Recognition; Chapter 8. No One Is Illegal: Resistance and Borders; Contributors; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Despite claims about globalization, we see increasing surveillance, tightened restrictions and growing punitive regimes at international borders. This critical collection examines processes of racialization in relation to border regulations and restrictions. It analyses border controls, racism, and representations of race, within multinational contexts as aspects of neo-liberal governance. It also looks at means by which people resist or challenge racialization. This collection uses the lenses of sociology, criminology, art, literary criticism and political science to critically examine varied
• Titolo autorizzato: Racism and borders
• ISBN: 0-87586-809-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910791771903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II