Written after five years of ethnographic research in the Italian regions of Basilicata and Puglia, this book is hampered by its chatty, jargony, self-referential prose— yet the underlying story is ...

The United States’ southern border with Mexico is 1,933 miles long ... The Rio Grande and the rugged terrain around the river serve as a natural barrier. In between, there’s an assortment ...

The natural border is the river Bidassoa, which flows into an estuary dividing the two countries. As you go upstream from the river mouth, the view changes. Imposing and colourful Basque buildings ...