{"product_id":"an-alliance-of-women-heather-merrill-9780816641581","title":"An Alliance of Women: Immigration and the Politics of Race","description":"In the 1980s, Italy transformed from a country of emigration to one of immigration. Italians are now faced daily with the presence of migrants from all over Africa, parts of South and Central America, the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. While much attention has been paid to the impact on Italians, few studies have focused on the agency of migrants themselves. In \u003ci\u003eAn Alliance of Women, \u003c\/i\u003e Heather Merrill investigates how migrants and Italians struggle over meanings and negotiate social and cultural identities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaking as a starting point the Italian crisis over immigration in the early 1990s, Merrill examines grassroots interethnic spatial politics among female migrants and Turin feminists in Northern Italy. Using rich ethnographic material, she traces the emergence of Alma Mater--an anti-racist organization formed to address problems encountered by migrant women. Through this analysis, Merrill reveals the dynamics of an alliance consisting of women from many countries of origin and religious and class backgrounds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHighlighting an interdisciplinary approach to migration and the instability of group identities in contemporary Italy, \u003ci\u003eAn Alliance of Women\u003c\/i\u003e presents migrants grappling with spatialized boundaries amid growing nativist and anti-immigrant sentiment in Western Europe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHeather Merrill is assistant professor of geography and anthropology at Dickinson College.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Heather Merrill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0816641587\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816641581\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 6.94w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2006 pg. 172","brand":"Heather Merrill","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44966116458751,"sku":"9780816641581","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d14a702e-281a-4d7c-9610-d1c3a548ff63.jpg?v=1711158904","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/an-alliance-of-women-heather-merrill-9780816641581","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}