Introduction. Border Politics and Invisible Women

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction. Border Politics and Invisible Women 1
5. Chapter 1. Granny Brigades and Political Spectacle at the US-Mexico Border 38
6. Chapter 2. Doing Old Womanhood at the Edge of the Nation-State 59
7. Chapter 3. Grandma Grizzlies to the Rescue of Family and Nation 92
8. Chapter 4. Misogyny Minuteman-Style and Women Tough Enough to Take It 122
9. Chapter 5. Bringing the Border Back Home 146
10. Conclusion. From Republican Motherhood to Patriotic Grandmotherhood 173
11. Appendix. Walking the Line 176
12. References 187
13. Index 203