In conjunction with the 2019 Provost Forum: Immigration in a Divided World, our current collection spotlight focuses on the complex issue of immigration, including books by many of the participants. The titles are a mix of points of view and include public policy texts, political books, histories, memoirs, and novels. Here are some highlights from the display:
The Rise and Fall of Anglo-America by Eric Kaufmann
Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen by Jose Antonio Vargas
The Death of Politics: How to Heal our Frayed Republic after Trump by Peter Wehner
Cast Away: Stories of Survival from Europe’s Refugee Crisis by Charlotte McDonald-Gibson
The Virtue of Nationalism by Yoram Hazony
Brother, I’m Dying by Edwidge Danticat
Debating Immigration edited by Carol M. Swain
Challenging the Borders of Justice in the Age of Migrations by Juan Carlos Velasco and MariaCaterina La Barbara
The Body Papers: A Memoir by Grace Talusan
Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution by Jeb Bush and Clint Bolick
Understanding Immigration: Issues and Challenges in an Era of Mass Population Movement by Marilyn Hoskin
The Other Americans by Laila Lalami
Please check out the Collection Spotlight rack near our Perkins Library Service Desk on the first floor of Perkins in preparation for the Forum taking place between October 16th-17th, 2019.