As States Around The Globe Detain Foreigners In Greater Numbers, A Critical, Academic Examination Of The Social And Cultural World Of Immigration Detention Centres Is Long Overdue. This Groundbreaking Study Based On Extensive Fieldwork In The British System Unveils The World Of Immigration Detention - Its Culture, Politics, And Impact On Detainees. Inside Immigration Detention -- The Historical Development Of Immigration Detention In Britain -- Understanding Immigration Detention -- Recognition And Belonging In An Age Of Deportation -- Everyday Life In Detention -- The Detention Community -- Uncertainty, Identity, And Power In Detention -- Ambivalence And Estrangement In Detention -- Conclusion : Irrevocably Foreign? Mary Bosworth. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 245-270) And Index. English.