Invisible Borders

''Enrico Gargiulo has made an important addition to our sociological understanding of the ways in which states and individuals relate to one another.  The humble, often taken-for-granted status of "resident" turns out to be a major pathway to rights and privileges for individuals who have it; those without it may be legal non-persons who barely exist in the eyes of the state.  This book is a major contribution to our expanding appreciation of the many kinds of borders, both physical and conceptual, that shape our relationships with the social and political world.''