Border games : policing the U.S.-Mexico divide
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
Border games : policing the U.S.-Mexico divide
(Cornell studies in political economy / edited by Peter J. Katzenstein)
Cornell University Press, 2000
Available at 4 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
-
Library, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization図
LCMX||341.22||B116070039
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The border between the US and Mexico is the busiest in the world, the longest and most dramatic meeting point between a rich and poor country, and the site of intense confrontation between law enforcement and law evasion. Border control has evolved from a low-maintenance and politically marginal activity to a high-intensity campaign with a focus on drugs and migrant labour. The unprecedented build-up of border policing has taken place in an era otherwise defined by the opening up of the border, most notably through NAFTA. This contrast creates a borderless economy with a barricaded border. Peter Andreas argues that the sharp escalation in law enforcement provides a political mechanism for coping with the unintended consequences of past policy choices. Law enforcement is enthusiastically embraced as a remedy for the very problems state practices have helped to create. The high-profile display of force, Andreas emphasizes, has ultimately been less about deterring illegal crossings and more about recrafting the image of the border and symbolically reaffirming the States' territorial authority.
Extending his analysis to the borders of the European Union, Andreas identifies the different forms of law enforcement escalation that reflect distinct historical legacies and regional contexts. Andreas challenges the notion that borders are irrelevant in an age of globalization and stresses that, rather than eroding, some critical borders are being reinforced and remade.
by "Nielsen BookData"