Screen LibraryBorder shifts : new mobilities in Europe and beyond /
"Are borders passive sites where structure prevails? Are they an ordinary type of social filter? What does it mean today to have a Moroccan coffee shop in front of the Museum of the Exile in La Jonquera, Spain?The classic open-closed dichotomy of borders has become outdated. A more complex and...
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Palgrave Macmillan,
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| Publisher Address: | Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : |
| Publication Dates: | 2015. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers of globalization series
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"Are borders passive sites where structure prevails? Are they an ordinary type of social filter? What does it mean today to have a Moroccan coffee shop in front of the Museum of the Exile in La Jonquera, Spain?The classic open-closed dichotomy of borders has become outdated. A more complex and multifaceted approach and understanding is now required. Through an analysis of new mobilities within the European Union and controls at, amongst others, the US-Mexico border, Border Shifts sheds light on the changing nature of national and regional boundaries in Europe and beyond. By identifying and e |
| Carrier Form: | xii, 190 pages : forms ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-185) and index. |
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9781137493583 (hardback) : 1137493585 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | JC323 |
| CLC: | D815.3 |
| Call Number: | D815.3/R482 |
| Contents: | Exploring the Shifting Contours -- Locating EU-Mediterranean Borders -- A Border Laboratory? The Mexican-US Border as a Reference -- The Luso-Galician Raia (Line) -- The Catalan Border Postface. |