Discussion and Book Signing: Violent Borders

When:
October 18, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Where:
Pegasus Books, 2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA

Reece Jones: Violent Borders   Reece Jones discusses and signs his new book Violent Borders: a major new exploration of the refugee crisis, focusing on how borders are policed. About Violent Borders (Verso, 2016) Forty thousand people died trying to cross international borders in the past decade, with the high-profile deaths along the shores of Europe only accounting for half of the grisly total. In Violent Borders, Reece Jones argues that these deaths are not exceptional, but rather the result of state attempts to contain populations and control access to resources and opportunities. ‘We may live … Continue reading Discussion and Book Signing: Violent Borders