Making People Illegal: What Globalization Means for Migration and Law

by Catherine Dauvergne

Book Overview

This book examines the relationship between illegal migration and globalization. Under the pressures of globalizing forces, migration law is transformed into the last bastion of sovereignty. This explains the worldwide crackdown on extra-legal migration and informs the shape this crackdown is taking. It also means that migration law reflects key facets of globalization and addresses the central debates of globalization theory. This book looks at various...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521719283
• ISBN13: 9780521719285
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"