Small-town defenders' : the production of citizenship and belonging in Hazleton, Pennsylvania

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

STEIL, J.

Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, New York, Etats-Unis

Description :
Hazleton was home to the first local government in the US to pass an Illegal Immigration Relief Act which became a model for other cities seeking to implement their own immigration regulations. The residents felt a sense of class downgrading. The ordonnance was central in creating divisions between the native-born population and recent Latino arrivals. The ordonnance served to unify nativ-born white residents by repositioning the town central to the defense of American quality of life. The paper highlights the significance of territorial control and collective identity.

Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Environment and planning. D. Society and space, issn : 0263-7758, 2012, vol. 30, n°. 6, p. 1028-1045, nombre de pages : 18, Références bibliographiques : 3 p.

Date :
2012

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, London, Pion

Langue :
Anglais