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Border Walls Gone Green: Nature and Anti-immigrant Politics in America

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Description for Border Walls Gone Green: Nature and Anti-immigrant Politics in America Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JP; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 299.

How is it that self-identified environmental progressives in America can oppose liberalizing immigration policies? Environmentalism is generally assumed to be a commitment of the political left and restrictionism a commitment of the right. As John Hultgren shows, the reality is significantly more complicated. American environmentalists have supported immigration restrictions since the movement first began in the late 1800s, and anti-immigration arguments continue to attract vocal adherents among contemporary mainstream and radical “greens.”

Border Walls Gone Green seeks to explain these seemingly paradoxical commitments by examining what is actually going on in American debates over the environmental impacts of immigration. It makes ... Read more

How, then, should socially conscious environmentalists proceed? Hultgren demonstrates that close attention to the realities of transnational migration can lead to a different brand of socio-ecological activism—one that could be our only chance to effectively confront the powerful forces producing ecological devastation and social injustice.


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Product Details

Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816694983
SKU
V9780816694983
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About John Hultgren
John Hultgren is a lecturer in the Department of Politics and International Affairs at Northern Arizona University.

Reviews for Border Walls Gone Green: Nature and Anti-immigrant Politics in America
"Strong, provocative, and insightful. . . John Hultgren advances the field theoretically through his critique and integration of competing perspectives on sovereignty in environmental politics."—John M. Meyer, author of Engaging the Everyday: Environmental Social Criticism and the Resonance Dilemma "The premise is interesting, and the book is well researched and written."—CHOICE "Highly recommended. Border Walls Gone Green deserves to ... Read more

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