Research has been undertaken in other parts of europe, although in north africa and the middle east this has been undertaken largely by european and american archaeologists mattingly et al. Dispatches from a gated community by carr, matthew. Singled out by foreign affairs for its reporting on the brutal frontiers of new europe, fortress europe is the story o. Fortress europe dispatches from a gated continent online. She holds degrees from bucerius law school hamburg and university of bonn, germany. In the euphoric aftermath of the cold war, the advent of a new borderless world was hailed, one in which such barriers would become obsolete.
Like carrs two most recent books on the history of terrorism and the purge of muslim spain, fortress europe. Fortress europe faculty of law university of oxford. In the euphoric after math of the cold war, the advent of a new borderless world was hailed, one. On the militarized turkishgreek border, afghan migrants brave minefields to cross into europe only to be summarily ejected by greek border guards.
Carr takes us right across the continent, foregrounding a variety of voices, from migrants and refugees to politicians, human rights campaigners and border guards. Notable exceptions to this european and american focus are the scholarly studies in israel that reflect longterm. Ripped from todays headlines, an explosive investigation into europes violent borders and refugee crisis. Since 1988 more than 15,000 illegal migrants have perished trying to enter the heavily guarded european union. In a brilliant and shocking account, fortress europe tells the story of how the worlds most affluent regionand historys greatest experiment with globalizationhas become an immigration war zone, where tens of thousands have died in a human rights crisis that has gone largely unnoticed by the u. Carr takes us right across the continent, foregrounding a variety of voices. Journalist by profession, carr is a historian at heart.
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Europe for nearly thirty years the berlin wall symbolised a divided europe. The topic of muslim immigration resonates among those who indulge nostalgic nationalism, religious prejudice, or even rightwing extremismbut also among those with an understandable fear of sudden social change. Fortress europe dispatches from a gated continent 1st. At ceuta, isbn 9781595586858 buy the fortress europe.
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This stirring, authentic account of the refugee experience comes from carrs facetoface interviews and passionate observation of current hot topics sure to spark debate, including human trafficking. Singled out by foreign affairs for its reporting on the brutal frontiers of new europe. Matthew carr blood and faith the purging of muslim spain. Matthew carr looks at the status of immigration in the worlds most affluent region, examining issues and the human cost of an immigration crisis across europe in which tens of thousands of migrants have died. At ceuta and melilla, spanish enclaves in north africa, migrants are turned back with razor wire and live ammunition. This is just one of the solutions for you to be successful. The purging of muslim spain investigates the contradictory character of. Fortress europe stands out from other works on the same subject by its depth, building to its beautifully crafted finale in which carr shows how borders are also bridges, because it is there that linguistic, religious and ethnic categories merge. An eyeopening journey around the periphery of europe, observing humanity on the move and injustice in action. Published september 4th 2012 by the new press first published.
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