{"product_id":"elusive-subjects-mary-mcthomas-9781032213200","title":"Elusive Subjects: Immigrant Recognition and Legitimation in Modern Surveillance States","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Mary McThomas examines how individuals can claim their own subjecthood while still evading the identity-forming powers of state surveillance.　 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding on post-colonial theories, Queer theories, and surveillance studies, McThomas analyzes how the creation of categories and identities can serve as a form of control or, conversely, can be used as a form of resistance. In doing so, she discusses ways in which state power is extended or frustrated, and the way in which the unauthorized resident shapes public discourse and policy. Featuring over 100 hours of committee meetings, public hearings, and legislative floor debates on sanctuary cities in the United States, McThomas argues for policies that recognize and protect residents while allowing them to remain invisible to federal immigration enforcement officers. She locates sites of contestation and potential points of resistance that allow for individuals to self-create their identities free from state intervention. It is these sites and practices that help to subvert the state's monopoly on determining which bodies matter and which stories are heard.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eElusive Subjects: Immigrant Recognition and Legitimation in Modern Surveillance States\u003c\/em\u003e will appeal to scholars and instructors in the fields of citizenship studies, surveillance studies, immigration policy, and migration studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary McThomas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1032213205\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032213200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.28d","brand":"Mary McThomas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44054343516415,"sku":"9781032213200","price":54.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f95a2d9c-9385-48df-9930-29364861e883.jpg?v=1685029410","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/elusive-subjects-mary-mcthomas-9781032213200","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}