Border Walls Gone Green: Nature and Anti-immigrant Politics in America
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Border Walls Gone Green: Nature and Anti-immigrant Politics in America
By (Author) John Hultgren
University of Minnesota Press
University of Minnesota Press
1st January 2016
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
The environment
Politics and government
304.873
Physical Properties
Hardback
248
Width 140mm, Height 216mm, Spine 25mm
Description
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 support
Reviews
"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 be read and appreciated."Environmental History
"A valuable contribution to our understanding of the politics surrounding immigration, environmentalism, sovereignty, and their inter- section."Perspective on Politics
"Raises stimulating and provocative questions about the links between nature and sovereignty, prompting the reader to think anew about the racialized logics and histories of American environmentalism."New Political Science
Author Bio
John Hultgren is a lecturer in the Department of Politics and International Affairs at Northern Arizona University.
