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    <nonSort>The </nonSort>
    <title>closing of the American border</title>
    <subTitle>terrorism, immigration, and security since 9/11</subTitle>
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  <name type="personal">
    <namePart>Alden, Edward H.</namePart>
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    <place>
      <placeTerm type="text">New York, NY</placeTerm>
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    <publisher>Harper</publisher>
    <dateIssued>c2008</dateIssued>
    <dateIssued encoding="marc">2008</dateIssued>
    <edition>1st ed.</edition>
    <issuance>monographic</issuance>
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  <language>
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    <extent>xv, 346 p. ; 24 cm.</extent>
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  <abstract>Alden presents a provocative, behind-the-scenes investigation into the consequences of America's effort to secure its borders since 9/11. The result is a striking and persuasive assessment of the dangers faced by a United States that cuts itself off from the rest of the world.</abstract>
  <tableOfContents>Introduction -- The borders -- The president -- The cops - - The technocrats -- The scapegoat -- The consequences -- The triage -- The fence -- Conclusion.</tableOfContents>
  <note type="statement of responsibility">Edward Alden.</note>
  <note>Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-332) and index.</note>
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    <topic>Terrorism</topic>
    <geographic>United States</geographic>
    <topic>Prevention</topic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <topic>Border security</topic>
    <geographic>United States</geographic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <topic>National security</topic>
    <geographic>United States</geographic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <geographic>United States</geographic>
    <topic>Emigration and immigration</topic>
    <topic>Government policy</topic>
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  <classification authority="lcc">JV6483 .A4354 2008</classification>
  <classification authority="ddc" edition="22">325.73</classification>
  <identifier type="isbn">9780061558399</identifier>
  <identifier type="isbn">0061558397</identifier>
  <identifier type="lccn">2008018718</identifier>
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