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Unwanted People / Aviva Chomsky ; edited by Jorge Majfud ; prologue by Sarah Parker.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Chomsky, Aviva, author.
Contributor:
Majfud, Jorge, editor.
Parker, Sarah, writer of foreword.
Series:
Biblioteca Javier Coy d'estudis nord-americans ; Volume 156.
Biblioteca Javier Coy d'estudis Nord-Americans Series ; Volume 156
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Emigration and immigration in literature.
Essays.
Physical Description:
1 online resource.
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
[Place of publication not identified] : Universitat de València, 2019.
System Details:
text file
EPUB
Summary:
This collection of essays by the historian and activist Aviva Chomsky includes work on topics ranging from immigration, to labor history, to popular culture. Chomsky's incisive prose brings the perspective of a historian to bear on current events in a way that adds depth and nuance to topics that are of the utmost importance at this moment in world history. Unwanted People fits into Chomsky's larger project to debunk the mythical history of the United States as a nation of immigrants or a melting pot. Her work uncovers centuries of racially motivated immigration policies that inform the current rhetoric surrounding immigration and displaced peoples. Her essays build on that foundation and expand into new territory. Exploring history as a discipline that works from the ground up rather than from the top down, Chomsky challenges the dominant narratives and gives voice to disenfranchised and unwanted people. Touching on topics from revolutionary violence and race to colonialism and its aftermath, this collection of lucid thoughts reveals the hidden histories of the people who shape our modern political and economic landscape. Aquest recull d'assajos de la historiadora i activista Aviva Chomsky inclou treballs sobre temes qué van des de la immigració, passant per la història laboral, fins a la cultura popular. La prosa incisiva de Chomsky aporta una perspectiva històrica als esdeveniments actuals de manera qué afegeix profunditat i matisos a temes del tot rellevants en aquest moment de la història mundial. 'Unwanted people' és el projecte més gran de Chomsky per a desacreditar la història mítica dels Estats Units com una nació d'immigrants o un cresol de races. El seu treball revela segles de polítiques d'immigració racialment motivades qué conformen la retòrica actual entorn de la immigració i les persones desplacades. L'autora desafia les narratives dominants i dóna veu a les persones marginades i no desitjades. Tocant temes qué van des de la violència revolucionària i la raca fins al colonialisme i les seues sequeles, aquesta col·lecció de pensaments lúcids revela les històries ocultes de les persones qué donen forma al nostre paisatge polític i econòmic modern.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Online resource; title from ePub title page (Digitalia, viewed April 26, 2020)
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
9788491345015
8491345019
OCLC:
1152501170

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