Storming the Wall - Climate Change, Migration, and Homeland Security

Zusatztext RECIPIENT OF THE 2018 IZZY AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM "Every so often a book comes along that can dramatically change, or elevate, one's thinking about a global problem. Much like Naomi Klein's books, Todd Miller’s Storming the Wall is such a book and deserves far more attention and discussion."— Izzy Award Judges, Ithaca College Named one of the "15 Books on Climate Change That Are Essential Reading" - Esquire "A well-researched and grim exploration of the connections between climate change and the political hostility toward the refugees it creates. Journalist and activist Miller expands on his earlier focus on U.S.-Mexico border controversies with an alarming catalog of climatological effects on population movements, surveillance, violence, and other current issues. … A galvanizing forecast of global warming's endgame and a powerful indictment of America's current stance."— Kirkus Reviews "In this prescient book, Miller travels the globe to document the large swaths of people displaced from their communities by climate catastrophe, resulting in an emerging wave of climate refugees. Miller makes a potent connection between climate displacement and border militarization, drawing on intensive research and statements from military officials to illuminate Homeland Security’s efforts to criminalize climate asylum seekers. By 2050, World Bank estimates that over one billion people will become climate refugees; unless our policymakers change course, those refugees will be pitted against the cruel, racist, and lucrative surveillance states portrayed with such cutting clarity in Storming the Wall ."— Esquire " Storming the Wall is a highly personal, narrative-driven book. … Miller’s book brings the dilemmas of climate migrants and refugees out of the realm of policy makers and academics, painting a vivid picture of an increasingly stratified, fortified world. Climate change, often discussed in terms of degrees of temperature change and inches of sea-level rise, can often be hard to understand on an emotional level. Miller portrays the front lines of the issue in human terms: a young child on a low-lying island in the Philippines, a Honduran farmer whose crops have withered in a prolonged drought. Miller leads the reader through his own personal process of connecting the dots between militarization and climate change. … strikes the rare balance of alerting his readers to the threat without paralyzing them with fear.”— Martha Pskowski, Los Angeles Review of Books "In the news, there had been little attempt to explain why farmers from Guatemala and Honduras—two ‘dry corridor’ countries wracked by consecutive years of drought—were trekking to the United States. Miller’s book was a welcome antidote. … ”— London Review of Books "Nothing will test human institutions like climate change in this century—as this book makes crystal clear, people on the move from rising waters, spreading deserts, and endless storms could profoundly destabilize our civilizations unless we seize the chance to reimagine our relationships to each other. This is no drill, but it is a test, and it will be graded pass-fail"— Bill McKibben , author Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet "As Todd Miller shows in this important and harrowing book, climate-driven migration is set to become one of the defining issues of our time. We are at a political crossroads: continue hardening under the steadily creeping politics of xenophobia and the repressive militarization of border and immigration policy, or change course and plan for a just adaption to a hotter world. At stake is not only the well-being of immigrants but also the integrity and feasibility of democratic government itself. This is a must-read book."— Christian Parenti , Jo...

Product details

• Authors: Todd Miller
• Publisher: City Light Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.10.2017
• EAN: 9780872867154
• ISBN: 978-0-87286-715-4
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: City Lights Open Media
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories