Medicalising Borders. Selection, Containment and Quarantine Since 1800, Paperback/***

Foci and vectors of communicable diseases are testing the efficacy of medical control at state borders. By drawing on the interdisciplinary expertise of a network of researchers the book demonstrates that current border security regimes of Western states exhibit a high share of bio-political power techniques that originate in European modernity. -- . Publisher: Manchester University Press Illustration(s): 9 black & white illustrations; 3 tables Number of pages: 344 Collection: Rethinking Borders Publication date: 2023 Dimensions: 216 x 156 x 21 Cover type: Paperback / softback Editor(s): Paul Weindling