{"product_id":"sorting-machines-by-steffen-mau-9781509554355","title":"Sorting Machines","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is commonly thought that, thanks to globalisation, nation-state borders are becoming increasingly porous. \u003cem\u003eSorting Machines\u003c\/em\u003e by Steffen Mau shows that this view is misleading: borders are not getting more permeable today, but rather are being turned into powerful sorting machines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSupported by digitalisation, they have been upgraded to smart borders, and border control has expanded spatially on a massive scale. Mau illustrates how the new sorting machines create mobility and immobility at the same time: for some travellers, borders open readily, but for others they are closed more firmly than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile a small circle of privileged people can travel almost anywhere today, the vast majority of the world’s population continues to be systematically excluded. Nowhere is the Janus nature of globalisation more evident than at the borders of the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47428119134444,"sku":"9781509554355","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781509554355.jpg?v=1774767235","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/sorting-machines-by-steffen-mau-9781509554355","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}