Remaking Citizenship (e-bog) af Coll, Kathleen
Coll, Kathleen (forfatter)

Remaking Citizenship e-bog

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Standing at the intersection of immigration and welfare reform, immigrant Latin American women are the target of special scrutiny in the United States. Both the state and the media often present them as scheming &quote;welfare queens&quote; or long-suffering, silent victims of globalization and machismo. This book argues for a reformulation of our definitions of citizenship and politics, one in...
E-bog 223,05 DKK
Forfattere Coll, Kathleen (forfatter)
Udgivet 12 februar 2010
Længde 248 sider
Genrer 1KBB
Sprog English
Format pdf
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9780804773690
Standing at the intersection of immigration and welfare reform, immigrant Latin American women are the target of special scrutiny in the United States. Both the state and the media often present them as scheming "e;welfare queens"e; or long-suffering, silent victims of globalization and machismo. This book argues for a reformulation of our definitions of citizenship and politics, one inspired by women who are usually perceived as excluded from both.Weaving the stories of Mexican and Central American women with history and analysis of the anti-immigrant upsurge in 1990s California, this compelling book examines the impact of reform legislation on individual women's lives and their engagement in grassroots political organizing. Their accounts of personal and political transformation offer a new vision of politics rooted in concerns as disparate as domestic violence, childrearing, women's self-esteem, and immigrant and workers' rights.