List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: The Politics and Antipolitics of Care Part 1: The Context: Politics and Care 1. Sans-Papiers and the Context of Political Struggle 2. Genealogies of Care: The New Humanitarianism Part 2: On the Ground: Compassion and Pathology 3. The Illness Clause: Life and the Politics of Compassion 4. In the Name of Violence against Women Part 3: Antipolitics: Diseased Citizens and a Racialized Postcolonial State 5. Armed Love: Against Modern Slavery, Against Immigrants 6. Biological Involution? The Production of Diseased Citizens Conclusion: Engaging the Political Notes Bibliography Index

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Miriam Ticktin is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the New School for Social Research.

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"Illuminating... An important contribution to the study of the struggle for rights by migrant movements in Europe." -- Catherine Lloyd, Edinburgh, Scotland Signs: Journal Of Women In Culture And Society

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