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University of California Press
- Rallying for Immigrant Rights: The Fight for Inclusion in 21st Century America
- Book
- 2011
- Published by: University of California Press
summary
From Alaska to Florida, millions of immigrants and their supporters took to the streets across the United States to rally for immigrant rights in the spring of 2006. The scope and size of their protests, rallies, and boycotts made these the most significant events of political activism in the United States since the 1960s. This accessibly written volume offers the first comprehensive analysis of this historic moment. Perfect for students and general readers, its essays, written by a multidisciplinary group of scholars and grassroots organizers, trace the evolution and legacy of the 2006 protest movement in engaging, theoretically informed discussions. The contributors cover topics including unions, churches, the media, immigrant organizations, and immigrant politics. Today, one in eight U.S. residents was born outside the country, but for many, lack of citizenship makes political voice through the ballot box impossible. This book helps us better understand how immigrants are making their voices heard in other ways.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. 2-5
- Illustrations
- pp. vii-viii
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xiii-xiv
- What Happened?: The Historically Unprecedented Mobilizations of Spring 2006
- Mobilization Dynamics: Why and How the Protests Happened
- 7: Migrant Civic Engagement
- pp. 142-160
- Looking Forward: Whither American Politics and Immigrant Rights Mobilization?
- References
- pp. 259-292
- Contributors
- pp. 293-298
- Production Notes
- p. 335
Additional Information
ISBN
9780520948914
Related ISBN(s)
9780520267558
MARC Record
OCLC
733040260
Pages
336
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No