Covering Immigration: Popular Images and the Politics of the Nation

by Leo R. Chavez

Book Overview

On October 17, 1994, The Nation ran the headline "The Immigration Wars" on its cover over an illustration showing the western border of the United States with a multitude of people marching toward it. In the foreground, the Statue of Liberty topped by an upside-down American flag is joined by a growling guard dog lunging at a man carrying a pack. The magazine's coverage of emerging anti-immigrant sentiment shows how highly charged the images...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520224361
• ISBN13: 9780520224360
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 357 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"