World of walls : the structure, roles and effectiveness of separation barriers /
Saddiki, Said,
World of walls : the structure, roles and effectiveness of separation barriers / Said Saddiki. - 1 online resource (147 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-141) and index.
Introduction -- 1. Israel and the Fencing Policy -- 2. Border Fencing in India -- 3. The Fences of Ceuta and Melilla -- 4. The U.S.-Mexico Border Wall -- 5. The Wall of Western Sahara -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index.
""We're going to build a wall." Borders have been drawn since the beginning of time, but in recent years artificial barriers have become increasingly significant to the political conversation across the world. Donald Trump was elected President of the United States while promising to build a wall on the Mexico border, and in Europe, the international movements of migrants and refugees have sparked fierce discussion about whether and how countries should restrict access to their territory by erecting physical barriers. Virtual walls are also built and crushed at increasing speed. In the post-9/11 era there is a greater danger from so-called "transnational non-state actors", and computer hacking and cyberterrorism threaten to overwhelm our technological barriers. In this timely and original book, Said Saddiki scrutinises the physical and virtual walls located in four continents, including Israel, India, the southern EU border, Morocco, and the proposed border wall between Mexico and the US. Saddiki's detailed analysis explores the tensions between the rise of globalisation, which some have argued will lead to a "borderless world" and "the end of the nation-state", and the rapid development in recent decades of border control systems. Saddiki examines both regular and irregular cross-border activities, including the flow of people, goods, ideas, drugs, weapons, capital, and information, and explores the disparities that are reflected by barriers to such activities. He considers the consequences of the construction of physical and virtual walls, including their impact on international relations and the rise of the multi-billion dollar security market. World of Walls: The Structure, Roles and Effectiveness of Separation Barriers is important reading for all those interested in the topics of immigration, border security, international relations, and policy."--Publisher's website.
9781783743704 1783743700 9781783743711 1783743719 9781783743728 1783743727 9781783744268 178374426X 1783743689 9781783743681
9781783743681
01575197
2019452596
Border security.
Border patrols.
Globalization.
Emigration and immigration.
International relations.
Border patrols.
Border security.
Emigration and immigration.
Globalization.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Reference.
International relations.
Migration, immigration and emigration.
Politics and government.
Social issues and processes.
Society and culture: general.
Society and social sciences Society and social sciences.
Electronic books.
Case studies.
JV6225
304.8
World of walls : the structure, roles and effectiveness of separation barriers / Said Saddiki. - 1 online resource (147 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-141) and index.
Introduction -- 1. Israel and the Fencing Policy -- 2. Border Fencing in India -- 3. The Fences of Ceuta and Melilla -- 4. The U.S.-Mexico Border Wall -- 5. The Wall of Western Sahara -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index.
""We're going to build a wall." Borders have been drawn since the beginning of time, but in recent years artificial barriers have become increasingly significant to the political conversation across the world. Donald Trump was elected President of the United States while promising to build a wall on the Mexico border, and in Europe, the international movements of migrants and refugees have sparked fierce discussion about whether and how countries should restrict access to their territory by erecting physical barriers. Virtual walls are also built and crushed at increasing speed. In the post-9/11 era there is a greater danger from so-called "transnational non-state actors", and computer hacking and cyberterrorism threaten to overwhelm our technological barriers. In this timely and original book, Said Saddiki scrutinises the physical and virtual walls located in four continents, including Israel, India, the southern EU border, Morocco, and the proposed border wall between Mexico and the US. Saddiki's detailed analysis explores the tensions between the rise of globalisation, which some have argued will lead to a "borderless world" and "the end of the nation-state", and the rapid development in recent decades of border control systems. Saddiki examines both regular and irregular cross-border activities, including the flow of people, goods, ideas, drugs, weapons, capital, and information, and explores the disparities that are reflected by barriers to such activities. He considers the consequences of the construction of physical and virtual walls, including their impact on international relations and the rise of the multi-billion dollar security market. World of Walls: The Structure, Roles and Effectiveness of Separation Barriers is important reading for all those interested in the topics of immigration, border security, international relations, and policy."--Publisher's website.
9781783743704 1783743700 9781783743711 1783743719 9781783743728 1783743727 9781783744268 178374426X 1783743689 9781783743681
9781783743681
01575197
2019452596
Border security.
Border patrols.
Globalization.
Emigration and immigration.
International relations.
Border patrols.
Border security.
Emigration and immigration.
Globalization.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Reference.
International relations.
Migration, immigration and emigration.
Politics and government.
Social issues and processes.
Society and culture: general.
Society and social sciences Society and social sciences.
Electronic books.
Case studies.
JV6225
304.8