VIOLENT BORDERS

Forty thousand people died trying to cross international borders in the past decade, with the high-profile deaths along the shores o f Europe only accounting for half of the grisly total. In Violent Borders, Reece Jones argues that these deaths are not exceptional, but rather the result of state attempts to contain populations and control access to resources and opportunities. 'We may live in a n era of globalization,' he writes, 'but much of the world is increasingly focused on limiting the free movement of people.' In Viol ent Bord...[Read more]