Contentious Citizenship Salvadoran Activism and Belonging Across Borders

"The book brims with theoretical contributions and sharp analysis. Zimmerman's brilliant engagement with the history of Salvadoran political activism offers a powerful intervention that will recast our knowledge of immigrant political mobilizations in multiple consequential ways. Indispensable reading for scholars and students of Central America, political movements, immigrant mobilizations, and beyond. I recommend it wholeheartedly!"-Cecilia Menjívar, author of Enduring Violence: Ladina Women's Lives in Guatemala

"Contentious Citizenship offers a refreshing, timely, and critical account of the Salvadoran diaspora's political activities in the age of displacement. . . . Zimmerman reveals the ingenuity, pragmatism, and political savvy of Salvadoran activists across generations who struggle against hardening social structures to redefine the contours of their belonging."-Jorge E. Cuéllar, Dartmouth College