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The British government time and again plays with the lives of vulnerable people seeking safety in our country. This week, Priti Patel has announced the dystopian plan to send people seeking asylum to Rwanda, a cruel and unnecessary measure. And as people flee Ukraine to find safety across Europe, Britain’s ruling class refuses to welcome them with respect and solidarity.

This is all done to distract us from from their own corruption and criminality, and to score dirty political points.

Here are a list of books that look at migration, borders and asylum. We hope it will prove useful for everyone working to end the capricious cruelty of the neoliberal class.

The 50% off offer has now ended, but feel free to browse the list.

Border Nation

Border Nation

A Story of Migration

Paperback

Leah Cowan

Together, we can break down borders

$14.95

Refugee Talk

Refugee Talk

Propositions on Ethics and Aesthetics

Paperback

Eva Rask Knudsen, Ulla Rahbek

An innovative approach to the refugee crisis through a focus on language use, discourse and representation

$26.95

Voices from the 'Jungle'

Voices from the 'Jungle'

Stories from the Calais Refugee Camp

Paperback

Calais Writers

A shocking but inspirational collection of stories by refugees in the former Calais camp in France

$25.95

Seeing Like a Smuggler

Seeing Like a Smuggler

Borders from Below

Paperback

Mahmoud Keshavarz, Shahram Khosravi

Stories of smuggling as acts of resistance and decolonisation

$26.95

Systems of Suffering

Systems of Suffering

Dispersal and the Denial of Asylum

Paperback

Jonathan Darling

A rigorous examination of 'dispersal', which forms the basis of the government's asylum policy

$26.95

Work and the Carceral State

Work and the Carceral State

Paperback

Jon Burnett

The politics of punishment meet labour exploitation in this new analysis

$25.95

The Other Windrush

The Other Windrush

Legacies of Indenture in Britain's Caribbean Empire

Paperback

Maria del Pilar Kaladeen, David Dabydeen

The history and legacy of Indian and Chinese Caribbean indentured labourers who were part of the Windrush generation

$14.95

The Truth About Modern Slavery

The Truth About Modern Slavery

Paperback

Emily Kenway

An expert's guide to ending modern slavery

$19.95

Staying Power

Staying Power

The History of Black People in Britain

Paperback

Peter Fryer, Paul Gilroy, Gary Younge

The classic history of black people in Britain, an epic story that spans the Roman conquest to the present day.

$22.95

Black People in the British Empire

Black People in the British Empire

Paperback

Peter Fryer, Stella Dadzie

The follow-up to Peter Fryer's modern classic, Staying Power

$19.95

Asians in Britain

Asians in Britain

400 Years of History

Paperback

Rozina Visram

A groundbreaking history of Asian settlement in Britain from 1700 to the present day

$33.00

The Global Police State

The Global Police State

Paperback

William I Robinson

A critical look at the terrifying ways the police are used to control 'surplus' populations worldwide.

$25.95

Resist the Punitive State

Resist the Punitive State

Grassroots Struggles Across Welfare, Housing, Education and Prisons

Paperback

Emily Luise Hart, Joe Greener, Rich Moth

What do we do when housing, mental health, disability, prisons and immigration policy become synonymous with state violence?

$29.95

Here to Stay, Here to Fight

Here to Stay, Here to Fight

A Race Today Anthology

Paperback

Paul Field, Robin Bunce, Leila Hassan, Margaret Peacock

A unique anthology of Race Today (1973-88), featuring original contributions from C. L. R. James, Linton Kwesi Johnson and Darcus Howe

$26.95

After Grenfell

After Grenfell

Violence, Resistance and Response

Paperback

Dan Bulley, Jenny Edkins, Nadine El-Enany

Activists, academics and artists deliver a myriad of views on the fire for which there has been no justice

$25.95

Rebel Footprints

Rebel Footprints

A Guide to Uncovering London's Radical History

Paperback

David Rosenberg, Ash Sarkar

The classic walking guide for the intrepid radical in London.

$19.95

New Borders

New Borders

Hotspots and the European Migration Regime

Paperback

Antonis Vradis, Evie Papada, Joe Painter, Anna Papoutsi

How has the migrant crisis shaped Europe's borders?

$31.95

The Empire at Home

The Empire at Home

Internal Colonies and the End of Britain

Paperback

James Trafford

How is Britain enacting colonialism at home?

$33.00

Looking to London

Looking to London

Stories of War, Escape and Asylum

Paperback

Cynthia Cockburn

A journey through five London boroughs, revealing the lives of asylum seekers today

$22.95

Solidarity without Borders

Solidarity without Borders

Gramscian Perspectives on Migration and Civil Society Alliances

Paperback

Óscar García Agustín, Martin Bak Jorgensen

Edited collection on migration and civil society

$37.00

The Anthropology of Security

The Anthropology of Security

Perspectives from the Frontline of Policing, Counter-terrorism and Border Control

Paperback

Mark Maguire, Catarina Frois, Nils Zurawski

A collection of anthropological studies which reveals the vast, overwhelming presence of security systems across modern Europe.

$37.00

Sans Papiers

Sans Papiers

The Social and Economic Lives of Young Undocumented Migrants

Hardcover

Alice Bloch, Nando Sigona, Roger Zetter

A contemporary account of the theoretical and policy debates with an in-depth exploration of the lived experiences of undocumented migrants in the UK.

$40.00

Bad News for Refugees

Bad News for Refugees

Paperback

Greg Philo, Emma Briant, Pauline Donald

Looks at how refugees and asylum seekers are stigmatised in political rhetoric and media coverage.

$35.95

Migration

Migration

Changing the World

Paperback

Guy Arnold

A comprehensive study of world wide migration

$40.00

Escape Routes

Escape Routes

Control and Subversion in the Twenty-First Century

Paperback

Dimitris Papadopoulos, Niamh Stephenson, Vassilis Tsianos

Shows how we can resist increasingly advanced methods of state control by refusing to conform to accepted behavioural norms.

$40.00

Do I Belong?

Do I Belong?

Reflections from Europe

Paperback

Antony Lerman

A collection of original essays by novelists, journalists and academics exploring belonging and identity in Europe

$12.00

Caught Between Borders

Caught Between Borders

Response Strategies of the Internally Displaced

Paperback

Marc Vincent, Birgitte Refslund Sorensen

A look at the networks of the hidden lives of the internally displaced

$40.00