Waiting for Jos: The Minutemen's Pursuit of America by Harel Shapira (English) P

Description: Waiting for Jos by Harel Shapira They live in the suburbs of Tennessee and Indiana. They fought in Vietnam and Desert Storm. They speak about an older, better America, an America that once was, and is no more. And for the past decade, they have come to the U.S. / Mexico border to hunt for illegal immigrants. Who are the Minutemen? Patriots? Racists? Vigilantes? Harel Shapira lived FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description They live in the suburbs of Tennessee and Indiana. They fought in Vietnam and Desert Storm. They speak about an older, better America, an America that once was, and is no more. And for the past decade, they have come to the U.S. / Mexico border to hunt for illegal immigrants. Who are the Minutemen? Patriots? Racists? Vigilantes? Harel Shapira lived with the Minutemen and patrolled the border with them, seeking neither to condemn nor praise them, but to understand who they are and what they do. Challenging simplistic depictions of these men as right-wing fanatics with loose triggers, Shapira discovers a group of men who long for community and embrace the principles of civic engagement. Yet these desires and convictions have led them to a troubling place. Shapira takes you to that place--a stretch of desert in southern Arizona, where he reveals that what draws these men to the border is not simply racism or anti-immigrant sentiments, but a chance to relive a sense of meaning and purpose rooted in an older life of soldiering. They come to the border not only in search of illegal immigrants, but of lost identities and experiences.Now with a new afterword by the author, Waiting for Jose brings understanding to a group of people in search of lost identities and experiences. Back Cover "Grab your night-vision goggles and your thermal scopes, and join Shapira as he sits with the Minutemen along the jagged Arizona-Mexico border. As the men wait for a Jos Author Biography Harel Shapira is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Texas, Austin. Review Winner of a 2013 Southwest Book Award, Border Regional Library Association "A valuable look at the birth of a populist paramilitary formation, one whose opponents may not dismiss so easily after reading this evenhanded book."--Kirkus Reviews "This fascinating study is an honest, nuanced, and intimate look at not so much a movement but the people who make it happen. Shapira offers enough sociological theory to appeal to sociologists, but his stories of the Minutemen make this work appealing to all who want to understand the movement and immigration issues in general."--Library Journal "Regardless of ones political leanings, this is a promising, accessible book...[Shapira] describes the Minutemen he finds as, at heart, the detritus of lost wars and people who are afraid of America turning into Mexico."--Lee Maril, Times Higher Education "Applying basic principles of ethnographic research, Shapira was interested not so much in what the Minutemen had to say, but what they did and why. In describing, what they wear, what they carry, and how they spend their time, his book has the kind of authenticity that comes from painstaking observation. You cant phone it in. You have to go."--Julia Ann Grimm, Santa Fe New Mexican "Deeply insightful... Reading Waiting for Jose to learn about the mythic Minuteman movement doesnt simply satisfy the sociological curiosity of comprehending anti-immigrant warriors whose heyday may soon be coming to a close. Its also instructive in helping us realize that immigrants are not the only ones finding it difficult to assimilate themselves to a very different America than the one many of us grew up in."--Esther Cepeda, Anchorage Daily News "Although the book will be of specific interest to those with an interest in migration, security, social movements, and masculinities, it invites a much broader readership. Its narrative style and uncomplicated prose make it accessible to a wider public."--Maryann Bylander, Journal on Migration and Human Security "Although the book will be of specific interest to those with an interest in migration, security, social movements, and masculinities, it invites a much broader readership. Its narrative style and uncomplicated prose make it accessible to a wider public. This, coupled with its accessible length and topical nature, makes it an ideal text for teaching at any level. Undergraduates and graduate students alike will find this a readable, refreshing, and insightful work."--Maryann Bylander, Journal on Migration and Human Security "Shapira, an ethnographer, writes with sensitivity and professional detachment."--John Paul Rathbone, Financial Times "Harel Shapira has crafted a fascinating and insightful account of the complex practices of civic identity in contemporary US society. In all, Waiting for Jose represents a significant contribution to current scholarship on social movements, border rhetorics, and the formation of the US civic imaginary."--D. Robert DeChaine, International Review of Modern Sociology "Shapira explores the Minutemens varied motivations exceptionally well, even noting the organizations internal conflicts. His sociological explanations are relevant and help to interpret the Minutemens culture... Waiting for Jose provides a unique vantage point of individuals experiencing a loss of place in an ever-increasing diverse America."--Leah N. Diaz, Contemporary Rural Social Work "Shapira has written a fine book about identity construction and masculinity fueled by racism and a longing for community. Very few books on politics do that."--Ronnee Schreiber, Perspectives on Politics "Shapira provides us with a window into the lives and practices of a group of ideologically inconsistent, sometimes confrontational, yet ultimately sympathetic, civic-minded actors."--Justin Allen Berg, American Journal of Sociology "Waiting for Jose brings the Minutemens experience to the reader still warm. If the explanation is not airtight, it is because the Minutemen in the book are alive."--Nicolas Eilbaum, Contemporary Sociology "Shaprias balanced approach is quite rare, because he spends much time revealing close details of a conservative movement that was a precursor to the Tea Party; and he accomplishes this by writing with a level of empathy, balanced with professionalism that is refreshingly rare in todays political climate. Waiting for Jose would be a very suitable supplemental textbook for any Sociology or Political Science course dealing with issues of immigration on the United States southern border."--John R. Lewis, Journal of American Studies of Turkey Prizes Winner of Southwest Book Award 2013 Review Quote Winner of a 2013 Southwest Book Award, Border Regional Library Association Details ISBN0691178445 Author Harel Shapira Publisher Princeton University Press Year 2017 ISBN-10 0691178445 ISBN-13 9780691178448 Format Paperback Imprint Princeton University Press Place of Publication New Jersey Country of Publication United States Illustrations 10 b/w illus. Media Book Pages 216 Subtitle The Minutemens Pursuit of America Publication Date 2017-10-31 Language English Translated from English DEWEY 363.28509721 UK Release Date 2017-10-31 NZ Release Date 2017-10-31 US Release Date 2017-10-31 Replaces 9781400846764 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2018-01-07 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 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