Anti-immigrantism in western democracies : statecraft, desire and the politics of exclusion / Roxanne Lynn Doty.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Statecraft's desire and anti-immigrantism in Western democracies -- 2. Dangers and differences in a globalizing world -- 3. Mark your territory -- 4. The empire comes home to Britain -- 5. Seuil de tolerance -- 6. In closing and reflection.

"Anti-Immigrantism in Western Democracies draws upon the works of Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari, and analyzes their understanding of desire, its forms and its relation to the social order. Doty uses these concepts as a way to comprehend the forces at work in the social, political, and economic life, to explore the impulses which move society toward various practices and policies, and finally to understand statecraft." "In this innovative work the author concludes that immigration is an exemplary site of the manifestation of the desire for order and security in a world where things are perceived to be under threat and investigates the concept of neo-racism and its relationship to immigration policies. It will interest students and researchers of International Relations, Migration Studies, and Cultural Studies."--BOOK JACKET.