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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Andersson, Ruben, 1977- author.

Series:

California series in public anthropology ; 28.

California Series in Public Anthropology ; 28

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Noncitizens--Spain--Cueta--Case studies.

Noncitizens.

Noncitizens--Spain--Melilla--Case studies.

Illegal immigration--Spain--Melilla--Case studies.

Illegal immigration.

Senegal--Emigration and immigration--Case studies.

Senegal.

Ceuta (Spain)--Emigration and immigration--Case studies.

Ceuta (Spain).

Melilla (Spain)--Emigration and immigration--Case studies.

Melilla (Spain).

Mali--Emigration and immigration--Case studies.

Mali.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (361 pages)

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Part 1. Borderlands

Part 2. Crossings

Part 3. Confrontations.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780520958289

0520958284

OCLC:

882769469