In Breaks in the Chain, Paul Apostolidis investigates the personal
life stories of a group of Mexican immigrant meatpackers who are at
once typical and extraordinary. After crossing the border
clandestinely and navigating the treacherous world of the
undocumented, they waged a campaign to democratize their union and
their workplace in the most hazardous industry in the United
States. Breaks in the Chain shows how immigrant
workers-individually and sometimes collectively-both reinforce and
contest a tacit but lethal form of biopolitics that differentiates
the life chances of racial groups. Examining their personal
narratives, Apostolidis recasts our understanding of the ways
immigrants construct and transform social power. Apostolidis uses
empirical inquiry to spark new reflections in critical theory as he
analyzes how immigrant workers' local practices confront structural
power within and beyond America's borders. Linking stories of
immigration to stories about working on the meat production
line-the chain-he reveals the surprising power of activism by
immigrant workers and their allies and demonstrates how it can-and
should-promote social and political democracy in America.
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