An extensive history examining how North American nations have tried (and often failed) to police their borders, Border Policing presents diverse scholarly pers

Yet the unprecedented buildup of border policing has taken place in an era otherwise defined by the opening of the border, most notably through NAFTA. This cont

An interdisciplinary group of borderlands scholars provide the first expansive comparative history of the way North American borders have been policed—and tra

In 2009, musician Franz Nicolay left his job in the Hold Steady, aka "the world's greatest bar band." Over the next five years, he crossed the world with a guit