Waiting for Josï¿½ The Minutemen's Pursuit of America

Name: Waiting for Josï¿½ The Minutemen's Pursuit of America
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ISBN: 9780691152158

ISBN-10: 0691152152

ISBN-13: 9780691152158

Edition: 2013

Authors: Harel Shapira

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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…

Book details

List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 5/21/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 208
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.33" long x 0.81" tall
Weight: 1.012
Language: English



The Minutemen Chain of Command


Acknowledgments


Preface: A Place on the Border


Introduction: All Quiet on the Southern Front



American Dreams



Camp Vigilance



Gordon and His Guns



Scenes from the Border



Encounters


Conclusion: Belonging in America


Appendix: A Note on Methodology


Notes


Works Cited


Index