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Border and Rule

Global Migration, Capitalism, and the Rise of Racist Nationalism
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Border and Rule by Harsha Walia delves into the interconnectedness of borders, capitalism, colonialism, and imperialism. It critiques how borders enforce social inequalities and marginalise certain communities globally. Walia advocates for a world without borders, aiming to dismantle systems of oppression through a critical analysis of historical and present-day issues.
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You might enjoy this insightful exploration of how borders are used as powerful tools of control and division in society. The book delves into the connections between nationalism, racism, and capitalism, and it appeals to readers interested in understanding global migration and social justice issues. If you're keen on uncovering the mechanisms behind exclusion and inequality, this thought-provoking political analysis is for you.

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An urgent, global account of the migration crisis and the function of borders across political, social, cultural, and economic systems.

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In Border and Rule, one of North America's foremost thinkers and immigrant rights organisers delivers an unflinching examination of migration as a pillar of global governance and gendered racial class formation.

This work breaks through American exceptionalist and liberal responses to the migration crisis and cogently maps the lucrative connections between state violence, capitalism, and right-wing nationalism around the world.

Illuminating the brutal mechanics of state formation, Walia exposes US border policy as a product of violent territorial expansion, settler-colonialism, enslavement, and gendered racial exclusion. Further, she compellingly details how Fortress Europe and White Australia are using immigration diplomacy and externalised borders to maintain a colonial present. Temporary labour migration in the Arab Gulf states and Canada is central to citizenship regulation and labour control, while far-right nationalism is escalating deadly violence in the US, Israel, India, the Philippines, Brazil, and across Europe, producing a disaster of statelessness for millions elsewhere.

Border and Rule is a clarion call for revolution. The book includes a foreword from renowned scholar Robin D. G. Kelley and an afterword from acclaimed activist-academic Nick Estes.

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Border and Rule by Harsha Walia is widely praised for its incisive analysis of global border regimes and their connections to capitalism, imperialism, and racial oppression. Critically acclaimed voices highlight the book's ability to expose the inherent violence of borders and the interconnectedness of global struggles, portraying it as an essential resource for understanding and resisting current systems of displacement and exploitation. Walia's work is regarded as both a profound analysis and a hopeful call to action, detailed with rigorous research and a commitment to social justice.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781642594065

Publisher: Haymarket Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 02 March 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: Haymarket Books

Illustration: Illustrations

Contributors:

  • Foreword by Robin D.G. Kelley
  • Afterword by Nick Estes

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 139.0mm

Height: 215.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 200

About the Author

Harsha Walia is the award-winning author of Undoing Border Imperialism (2013). Trained in the law, she is a community organizer and campaigner in migrant justice, anti-capitalist, feminist, and anti-imperialist movements, including No One Is Illegal and Women's Memorial March Committee.

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