Description: Thirty years after the first mile of border walls was constructed in the San Diego-Tijuana region, this volume invites readers to reflect on how the border has evolved and what durable impacts came from these initial fourteen miles of border walls--and the 1,940 miles constructed since.
Review Quotes:
"This is a great contribution to the field of border studies. To date, no volume has looked at the course of the U.S.-Mexico wall from its inception until the present--thirty years later--and analyzed the wide-ranging impacts this political institution has on the lives of people that live in its midst. It will surely be read for many years to come."--Matthew Longo, author of The Politics of Borders: Sovereignty, Security, and the Citizen after 9/11
"One of the volume's main contributions lies in its ability to articulate multiple scales of analysis and conceptualize the border beyond territorial boundaries. Borderization emerges as a process that cuts across health, education, and identity, shaping everyday life. While the book acknowledges methodological tensions related to data access and sample size, it ultimately reframes the debate by shifting attention from the effectiveness of fortification to its political, social, and human consequences"--Axel Eduardo Núñez Morales, Journal of Borderlands Studies