This book examines the challenges posed to contemporary international law by the shifting role of the border, which has recently re-emerged as a central issue i

This book focuses on security practices, civil liberties and the politics of borders in liberal democracies. In the aftermath of 9/11, security practices and th

For more than a generation, historians and legal scholars have documented inequalities at the heart of American law and daily life and exposed inconsistencies i

This second edition of Borders: A Very Short Introduction challenges the perception of borders as passive lines on a map, revealing them instead to be integral

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