Border Walls Security and the War on Terror in the United States, India, and Israel

Name: Border Walls Security and the War on Terror in the United States, India, and Israel
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ISBN: 9781848138230

ISBN-10: 1848138237

ISBN-13: 9781848138230

Edition: 2012

Authors: Reece Jones

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Two decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, why are leading democracies like the United States, India and Israel building massive walls and fences on their borders? Despite predictions of a borderless world through globalization, these three countries alone have built an astonishing combined total of 5,700 kilometers of security barriers. In this groundbreaking work, Reece Jones analyzes how these controversial border security projects were justified in their respective countries, what consequences these physical barriers have on the lives of those living in these newly securitized spaces, and what long-term effects the hardening of political borders will have in these societies and…

Book details

Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
Publication date: 7/12/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.52" tall
Weight: 0.616



Introduction: Fortress Democracy



Borders, Barriers, and the War on Terror



Securing the 'Homeland' in the United States



Border Fencing and the Global War on Terror in India



'Arafat is our bin Laden': Territory and Terrorism in Israel and Palestine



Building Up, Rippling Out: Enforcement Practices at the US-Mexican Border



The Agents of Exception in the Indian Borderlands



The Practices of Insecurity: The Barrier in the West Bank



The Enduring Significance of Borders


Appendix: Methodology and Methods


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