Undoing Border Imperialism
“Undoing Border Imperialism” by Harsha Walia, published by AK Press on October 14, 2013, is a 321-page exploration of immigrant rights movements through a transnational lens. This book combines academic discourse with personal narratives of displacement and movement-based practices, presenting a critical analysis of capitalism, labor exploitation, and settler colonialism. Walia introduces the concepts of border imperialism and decolonization, aiming to provide a framework for understanding the complexities of state building and racialized empire.
Readers will find insights that are particularly relevant for social movement organizers, as the book discusses effective strategies to dismantle barriers within movements. Grounded in a collective vision, “Undoing Border Imperialism” includes contributions from over twenty organizers and writers across North America, enriching the discourse on cultivating sustainable communities of resistance. The work addresses themes of discrimination and geopolitics, making it a significant addition to discussions in law and social science.
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Undoing Border Imperialism combines academic discourse, lived experiences of displacement, and movement-based practices into an exciting new book. By reformulating immigrant rights movements within a transnational analysis of capitalism, labor exploitation, settler colonialism, state building, and racialized empire, it provides the alternative conceptual frameworks of border imperialism and decolonization. Drawing on the author’s experiences in No One Is Illegal, this work offers relevant insights for all social movement organizers on effective strategies to overcome the barriers and borders within movements in order to cultivate fierce, loving, and sustainable communities of resistance striving toward liberation. The author grounds the book in collective vision, with short contributions from over twenty organizers and writers from across North America.
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