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Author: | O'Byrne, D. J. |
Title: | On passports and border controls |
Journal: | Annals of Tourism Research
2001 : VOL. 28:2, p. 399-416 |
Index terms: | Tourism Travel Passenger transport Control systems Border regions Nationalism Political systems |
Language: | eng |
Abstract: | The paper proposes a variety of alternative interpretations of the actual function of the passport. It argues that the passport is not just a legal document - it is both a symbolic one which serves to uphold a cultural definition of national identity, and a political one which may serve to legitime processes of exclusion. This is discusses within the context of contemporary world society, the erosion of nation-state borders, and transnational flows of people and practices. |
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