DOWTY, Alan

Closed Borders: The Contemporary Assault on Freedom of Movement

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1987. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21.5cm); black cloth, with titles stamped in metallic red on spine; dustjacket; xviii,270pp. Fine in a very Near Fine dustjacket, with some very mild external wear. Dowty, a professor of science at Notre Dame, traces how different countries throughout history of dealt with movement in and out of their borders, explores why governments resort to restrictive measures, and describes the effects these policies have had. Contents touch on 19th century immigrants to the United States, Soviet attitudes toward Jews, Germans, and Armenians, etc. 88809.

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