Borders, Migration and Class in an Age of Crisis
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Borders, Migration and Class in an Age of Crisis by Tom Vickers
Informed by Marxist theory, and challenging standard narratives about immigration, this book examines how categories of 'workers' and 'migrants' have been mobilised within representations of a 'migrant crisis' and a 'welfare crisis', to facilitate capitalist exploitation. It uses ideas from grassroots activism to propose alternative understandings of the relationship between borders, migration and class that foreground solidarity.
''Those wishing to shake free from the dominant hostile narrative towards immigration into the UK and elsewhere would do very well to read this – at times brilliantly unique and challenging – accountVickers champions a bottom-up approach shaped by the perspectives of migrants themselves.'' Gary Craig, Newcastle University
''Tom Vickers’ book brings class and class formation back in critical migration and border studies. Exploring points of division, connection, and commonality among the working class from the angle of migration, this book is a timely and important theoretical and political intervention.'' Sandro Mezzadra, University of Bologna
''By revealing the differently situated perspectives of workers and showing capitalism’s relationship to mobility, this book provides activists with a shared foundation, bringing hope for a broad-based collective action that bridges nationalist divides.'' Jessica Potter, Docs Not Cops
''Tom Vickers’ book brings class and class formation back in critical migration and border studies. Exploring points of division, connection, and commonality among the working class from the angle of migration, this book is a timely and important theoretical and political intervention.'' Sandro Mezzadra, University of Bologna
''By revealing the differently situated perspectives of workers and showing capitalism’s relationship to mobility, this book provides activists with a shared foundation, bringing hope for a broad-based collective action that bridges nationalist divides.'' Jessica Potter, Docs Not Cops
Tom Vickers is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Nottingham Trent University. His research is intimately connected to his participation in social movements, community organising and community education, as a form of critical public sociology spanning diverse struggles.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781529201819 |
| ISBN 10 | 1529201810 |
| Title | Borders, Migration and Class in an Age of Crisis |
| Author | Tom Vickers |
| Series | Global Migration And Social Change |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bristol University Press |
| Year published | 2019-07-03 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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