Walled States, Waning Sovereignty

by Wendy Brown

Book Overview

Why do nation-states wall themselves off despite widespread proclamations of global connectedness?

Why do walls marking national boundaries proliferate amid widespread proclamations of global connectedness and despite anticipation of a world without borders? Why are barricades built of concrete, steel, and barbed wire when threats to the nation today are so often miniaturized, vaporous, clandestine, dispersed, or networked?

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1935408089
• ISBN13: 9781935408086
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Zone Books
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher