Why Borders Matter: Why Humanity Must Relearn the Art of Drawing Boundaries

by Frank Furedi

Book Overview

Western society has become estranged from the borders and social boundaries that have for centuries given meaning to human experience. This book argues that the controversy surrounding mass migration and physical borders runs in parallel and is closely connected to the debates surrounding the symbolic boundaries people need to guide on the issues of everyday life.

Numerous commentators claim that borders have become irrelevant in the age...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367416824
• ISBN13: 9780367416829
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"