Us and them? : the dangerous politics of immigration control / Bridget Anderson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anderson, Bridget.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emigration and immigration--Political aspects.

Emigration and immigration.

Emigration and immigration--Government policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'Us and Them?' explores the distinction between migrant and citizen through using the concept of 'the community of value'. The challenges of migration go to the heart of equality, rights freedom, and membership. These are not only matters for migrants but go to the heart of citizens' politics.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: Citizenship and the Community of Value. Exclusion, Failure, Tolerance; 1. The Chrysalis for Every Species of Criminal? Vagrancy, Settlement, and Mobility; 2. Subjects, Aliens, Citizens, Migrants; 3. Migration Management: Ending in Tiers; 4. 'British Jobs for British Workers!' Migration and the UK Labour Market; 5. New Citizens: The Values of Belonging; 6. Uncivilized Others: Enforcement and Forced Exit; 7. Uncivilized Others: Rescuing Victims; 8. Immigration and Domestic Work: Between a Rock and a Hard Place

9. Conclusion: Making the DifferenceBibliography; Index; A; B; B; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on Apr. 24, 2013).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-873761-0

1-299-24324-X

0-19-161156-5

OCLC:

922971805