Politics at the Airport (Paperback)

Few sites are more symbolic of both the opportunities and vulnerabilities of contemporary globalization than the international airport. Politics at the Airport brings together leading scholars to examine how airports both shape and are shaped by current political, social, and economic conditions. Focusing on the ways that airports have become securitized, the essays address a wide range of practices and technologies-from architecture, biometric identification, and CCTV systems to "no-fly lists" and the privatization of border control-now being deployed to frame the social sorting of safe and potentially dangerous travelers. This provocative volume broadens our understanding of the connections among power, space, bureaucracy, and migration while establishing the airport as critical to the study of politics and global life. Contributors: Peter Adey, Colin J. Bennett, Gillian Fuller, Francisco R. Klauser, Gallya Lahav, David Lyon, Benjamin J. Muller, Valerie November, Jean Ruegg.

General

Imprint:	University of Minnesota Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2008
First published:	August 2008
Editors:	Mark B. Salter
Contributors:	Peter Adey • Colin J. Bennett • Gillian Fuller
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-0-8166-5015-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Transport industries > Aerospace & air transport industries > Airports
LSN:	0-8166-5015-2
Barcode:	9780816650156

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