Rallying for Immigrant Rights : The Fight for Inclusion in 21st Century America /

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"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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Bloemraad, Irene, 1972- (Editor ), Voss, Kim (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2011.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Government policy.
Civil and political rights.
Demonstrations.
Emigration and immigration.
United States of America.
Politisches Engagement.
Bürgerrechtsbewegung.
Soziales Netzwerk.
Einwanderer.
Protest movements.
Immigrants > Social networks.
Immigrants > Political activity.
Immigrants > Government policy.
Immigrants > Civil rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Emigration & Immigration.
Contestation > États-Unis.
Immigrants > Government policy > United States.
Immigrants > Civil rights > United States.
Protest movements > United States.
Immigrants > Social networks > United States.
Immigrants > Political activity > United States.
USA.
United States.
United States > Emigration and immigration.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"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"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (336 pages): illustrations, map
ISBN:9780520948914

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