Bordering intimacy : : Postcolonial governance and the policing of family / / Joe Turner.

Bordering intimacy explores the interconnected role of borders and dominant forms of family intimacy in the governance of postcolonial states. Combining a historical investigation with postcolonial, decolonial and black feminist theory, the book reveals how the border policies of the British and oth...

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Place / Publishing House:Manchester : : Manchester University Press, , [2020]
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Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
Series:Theory for a Global Age
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (312 p.)
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Summary:Bordering intimacy explores the interconnected role of borders and dominant forms of family intimacy in the governance of postcolonial states. Combining a historical investigation with postcolonial, decolonial and black feminist theory, the book reveals how the border policies of the British and other European empires have been reinvented for the twenty-first century through appeals to protect and sustain 'family life' - appeals that serve to justify and obfuscate the continued organisation of racialised violence. The book examines the continuity of colonial rule in numerous areas of contemporary government, including family visa regimes, the policing of 'sham marriages', counterterror strategies, deprivation of citizenship, policing tactics and integration policy.
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Joe Turner.