Border nation: a story of migration

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cowan, Leah

Series:

Outspoken by Pluto

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Boundaries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (160 p.)

Place of Publication:

Pluto Press

Summary:

<span style="font-weight: 400;">'A must-read manifesto for border abolition' - gal-dem </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Borders are more than geographical lines - they impact all our </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">lives, whether it's the inhumanity of deportations, or a rise in racist </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">attacks in the wake of the EU referendum. </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Border Nation </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">shows how </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">oppressive borders must be resisted.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Laying bare the web of media myths that vilify migrants, Leah Cowan </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">dives into the murky waters of corporate profiteering from borders by </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">companies like G4S, and the ramping up of everyday borders through legislation. She looks at their colonial origins, and explores how a draconian approach to </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">border crossings damages our communities.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">As borders multiply, so too must resistance. From demonstrations </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">inside detention centres to migrant-led campaigns and acts of cross-border solidarity, people are fighting back to stand up for everyone's freedom to move.</span>

ISBN:

1-78680-702-5