Bordering Britain - Law, Race and Empire

(B)ordering Britain argues that Britain is the spoils of empire, its immigration law is colonial violence and irregular immigration is anti-colonial resistance.

Sommario

Preface
Introduction: Britain as the spoils of empire
1 Bordering and ordering
2 Aliens: immigration law's racial architecture
3 Subjects and citizens: cordoning off colonial spoils
4 Migrants, refugees and asylum seekers: predictable arrivals
5 European citizens and third country nationals: Europe's colonial embrace
Conclusion: 'Go home' as an invitation to stay
Notes
Acknowledgements
Index

Info autore

Nadine El-Enany has written for numerous publications including the Guardian, Media Diversified, Left Foot Forward and Critical Legal Thinking. She recently co-edited After Grenfell: Violence, Resistance and Response. Nadine is Senior Lecturer in Law at Birkbeck School of Law and Co-Director of the Centre for Research on Race and Law.

Riassunto

(B)ordering Britain argues that Britain is the spoils of empire, its immigration law is colonial violence and irregular immigration is anti-colonial resistance. -- .

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Nadine El-Enany
• Editore: Manchester University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 29.02.2020
• EAN: 9781526145420
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-4542-0
• Pagine: 312
• Serie: Manchester University Press
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni