This book explores the issue of how the return of the border fences and walls as a political
tool may be symptomatic of a new era in border studies and international relations. Taking a …

The fall of the Berlin Wall and the emergence of a new international landscape ushered in
an era of globalization in which states appeared irrevocably condemned to obsolescence, a …

This chapter analyses the quantitative and qualitative shift in border security in Europe,
North America and Australia and suggests that the frontier as a fixed borderline has been …

Lorsque le premier empereur de Chine, Qin Shihuang, choisit d'unifier les murs des trois
États du Nord (Qin, Zhao et Yan), au troisième siècle avant notre ère, il réalise le Wan Li …

This introduction presents an overview of key concepts discussed in the subsequent
chapters of this book. The book considers walls as a global phenomenon, one that is …