Permeable borders: history, theory, policy, and practice in the United States

"If the frontier, in all its boundless possibility, was a central organizing metaphor for much of U.S. history, today it is arguably the border that best encapsulates the American experience, as xenophobia, economic inequality, and resurgent nationalism continue to fuel conditions of division a...

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Other Authors: Otto, Paul Andrew 1964- (Editor), Berthier-Foglar, Susanne 1953- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Berghahn [2020]
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Summary:"If the frontier, in all its boundless possibility, was a central organizing metaphor for much of U.S. history, today it is arguably the border that best encapsulates the American experience, as xenophobia, economic inequality, and resurgent nationalism continue to fuel conditions of division and limitation. This boldly interdisciplinary volume explores the ways that historical and contemporary actors in the U.S. have crossed such borders--whether national, cultural, ethnic, racial, or conceptual. Together, these essays suggest new ways to understand borders while encouraging connection and exchange, even as social and political forces continue to try to draw lines around and between people"--
Physical Description:vi, 231 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten 24 cm
ISBN:9781789204421

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