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imiji's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
while i certainly won't pretend that large portions of the actual content and information in this book weren't new to me and good to understand, i think i was hoping for more in the analysis itself-- so many times this book starts to say something like "borders, patriarchy, heterosexism, colonialism, imperialism, ecofascism, capitalism, and racialization are all related" and then kind of stops there. the resulting effect is somewhat of a jargon soup where the bad thing isn't necessarily the jargon itself but the lack of clarity on how the pieces of jargon relate to one another. i think i wanted more on the hows and the actual mechanisms driving the linkages.
suzyreadsbooks's review against another edition
having trouble keeping up momentum for dense nf this year! but will be back
kenmontenegro's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Amazing book which thoughtfully explores and explodes border violence.
nat_sanchez's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
4.5
This book is all about the tyranny of borders as they are used to funnel wealth and commodities and control and immobilize people to uphold racial, imperial, capitalism. Walia uses examples from all over the world to make a case for no borders and to explicate the way that fascist and neoliberal regimes co-opt working class desperation into talking points that mask the same goals — to hoard wealth and control land and people. She also talks about the possibility to imagine and create a world that actually centers care. It’s bleak but hopeful.
tiffanywang29's review against another edition
5.0
Brilliant. Expansive. Both angering and inspiring (to destroy capitalism). Recommend to literally everyone, no matter how much you think you know about capitalism, migration, imperialism, nationalism, the cisheteropatriarchy, etc. You will learn something - I promise.
jewitt's review against another edition
informative
tense
medium-paced
5.0
"The border, however, is less about a politics of movement per se and is better understood as a key method of imperial state formation, hierarchical social ordering, labor control, and xenophobic nationalism."
This excellent, comprehensive book gets more relevant and urgent with each passing day.
This excellent, comprehensive book gets more relevant and urgent with each passing day.
frmvivian's review against another edition
stopped bc of library loan exp
read intro, c1-2
Good point to jump back on research of travel and expats + citizenship-passports
read intro, c1-2
Good point to jump back on research of travel and expats + citizenship-passports