{"product_id":"the-politics-of-sanctuary-vojislava-filipcevic-cordes-9781501783289","title":"The Politics of Sanctuary","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Sanctuary \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eexamines sanctuaries as spaces where activists oppose what they see as an unjust restrictive regime trapping immigrants in conditions of legal liminality.\u003c\/b\u003e Drawing on her fieldwork in New York City, Vojislava Filipcevic Cordes explores the politics of immigrant exclusions, and depicts how immigrants in sanctuary cities stake claims for their rightful presence. She argues for a more inclusive political life of expanded urban citizenship for undocumented immigrants, asylum seekers, and refugees through the mechanisms of sanctuary practice. Blending a participant-observation case study of the immigrant-organized New Sanctuary Coalition with urban politics and theory, \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Sanctuary \u003c\/i\u003ealso offers ideas for how ways sanctuary practices, supported by governance and social-service arrangements, can promote legitimate claims to immigrant urban membership and belonging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vojislava Filipcevic Cordes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501783289\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501783289\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Vojislava Filipcevic Cordes","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47136460931327,"sku":"9781501783289","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1c733fb7-7fb3-4d6a-b39e-bdbd0887ae9a.jpg?v=1755023412","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-politics-of-sanctuary-vojislava-filipcevic-cordes-9781501783289","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}