Against Borders
The Case for Abolition
$21.31
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
30 August 2022
Summary
This short book outlines the case for border abolition as the only viable response to the nightmarish realities of our present. It develops a thoroughgoing critique of contemporary border regimes, while identifying critical openings for alternative futures.
Ours is the age of borders and walls. The government of mobility has become the central problem of the 21st century, as states develop new and terrifying ways to fix and manage unequal populations in space and in law. The violence …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781839761959 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1839761954 |
| Author: | Gracie Mae Bradley, Luke de Noronha |
| Publisher: | Verso Books |
| Imprint: | Verso Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 30 August 2022 |
| Weight: | 167g |
| Dimensions: | 13mm x 129mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
Against Borders demonstrates the clarifying power of applying abolitionist politics to the issue of borders. In doing so, it achieves a rare unity of theory and practice, combining profound analysis with pointers to radical action. – Arun Kundnani
The arguments in this elegant and powerful book are entirely reasonable and pragmatic and yet utterly revolutionary, proposing an abolitionist political imagination and a horizon of liberation. – Michael Hardt
A book that invites us to dream of a reconfigured world where the borders between nation states no longer control and define us. – Stella Dadzie
A refreshing, well-argued and moving proposal for ‘non-reformist reforms’ that would demolish one of the cruellest components of the capitalist state, written with a non-sectarian openness and a utopian imagination – Owen Hatherley
An accessible, detailed examination of how borders function. A must read for anyone who wants to get to grips with the case for border abolition. – Maya Goodfellow, author of Hostile Environment
An incisive exploration of how borders operate in the 21st century. – Emily Kenway * openDemocracy *
Against Borders: The Case for Abolition is a compelling and much-needed primer on abolishing borders. By de-bunking common myths, presenting historical analysis, and guiding readers through contemporary social movements, Gracie Mae Bradley and Luke de Noronha passionately and accessibly lay out the vision and necessity for a world without borders. – Harsha Walia, author Border and Rule & Undoing Border Imperialism
Gracie Mae Bradley
Gracie Mae Bradley is acting Policy Director at Liberty. She was a founding member of the grassroots Against Borders for Children campaign. She has written for the Guardian, the Independent, OpenDemocracy, VICE, and more.
Luke de Noronha is an academic and writer working at the University of Manchester. He is the author of Deporting Black Britons. He has written for the Guardian, VICE, Red Pepper, and more. He was also the producer of the podcast Deportation Discs.
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