RT Book
T1 Open hand, closed fist: practices of undocumented organizing in a hostile state
A1 Abrams, Kathryn 1958-
LA English
PP Oakland, California
PB University of California Press
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1799791238
AB "How does a group that lacks legal status organize its members to become effective political activists? In the early 2000s, Arizona's campaign of "attrition by enforcement" aimed to make life so miserable for undocumented immigrants that they would "self-deport." Undocumented activists resisted hostile legislation, registered thousands of new Latino voters, and joined a national movement to advance justice for immigrants. Drawing on five years of observation and interviews with activists in Phoenix, Arizona, Kathryn Abrams explains how the practices of storytelling, emotion cultures, and performative citizenship fueled this grassroots movement. Together these practices produced both the "open hand" (the affective bonds among participants) and the "closed fist" (the pragmatic strategies of resistance) that have allowed the movement to mobilize and sustain itself over time. "--
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN JV6271
SN 978-0-520-38441-5
SN 978-0-520-38442-2
K1 Emigration and immigration : Political aspects : History : 21st century
K1 Political activists : Arizona : History : 21st century
K1 Immigrants : Arizona : History : 21st century
K1 Emigration and immigration law : History : 21st century
K1 SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration
K1 POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Immigration
K1 Politik : Aktivismus : Widerstand : Migration : Flüchtling : Illegale Einwanderung