The Maze of Fear: Security and Migration After 9/11 Contributor(s): Tirman, John (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1565849167 ISBN-13: 9781565849167 Publisher: New Press OUR PRICE: $57.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2004 Annotation: - The movement of people and the security of states - Displacement, diaspora mobilization, and transnational cycles of political violence - The history of immigrants as threats to American security - The war against havens for terrorism - The relationship of globalization, low-intensity conflicts, and refugees - The impact of 9/11 on the Arab and Muslim community in the U.S. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Law Enforcement |
Dewey: 363.320 |
LCCN: 2004044899 |
Physical Information: 1.17" H x 6.16" W x 9.56" (1.46 lbs) 322 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The roster of security measures enacted by the Bush administration in the panic that followed September 11th is by now well known. Common to all of those initiatives from The Homeland Security Presidential Directive 2 to the USA Patriot Actis concern about the link between migration and security. This new appreciation of how people on the move pose a threat--whether real or imagined--will be a recurring theme of domestic policy and international relations for years to come. But the securitization of migration must first confront a perplexing tangle of long borders, large-scale labor migration, and throngs of tourist and student visitors. Policy makers are only beginning to catch up with this complicated reality. Raising vital questions about government policy, The Maze of Fear explores the many dimensions of the migration-security link, including discussions of civil liberties, transnational organizations, refugee populations, and politically active diasporas. |