Overview

With the end of apartheid rule in South Africa and the ongoing economic crisis in Zimbabwe, the border between these Southern African countries has become one of the busiest inland ports of entry in the world. As border crossers wait for clearance, crime, violence, and illegal entries have become rampant. Francis Musoni observes that border jumping has become a way of life for many of those who live on both sides of the Limpopo River and he explores the reasons for this, including searches for better paying jobs and access to food and clothing at affordable prices. Musoni sets these actions into a framework of illegality. He considers how countries have failed to secure their borders, why passports are denied to travelers, and how border jumping has become a phenomenon with a long history, especially in Africa. Musoni emphasizes cross-border travelers' active participation in the making of this history and how clandestine mobility has presented opportunity and creative possibilities for those who are willing to take the risk.

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"Musoni has written an exciting book that challenges our notions of what borders on the African continent mean. * H-Africa * Francis Musoni's book Border Jumping and Migration Control in Southern Africa is an interesting and compelling read, mapping out the history of border jumping or ""illegal migration"" in Southern Africa. * African Studies Review * Overall this book is a good, effective read and a must for scholars of migration. It will make a timely contribution across the social sciences and humanities, providing new theoretical perspectives while challenging traditional notions of legality and illegality in cross border movements in Africa. -- Kalpana Hiralal - University of KwaZulu-Natal * AFRICAN STUDIES REVIEW *"

Musoni has written an exciting book that challenges our notions of what borders on the African continent mean. * H-Africa * Francis Musoni's book Border Jumping and Migration Control in Southern Africa is an interesting and compelling read, mapping out the history of border jumping or illegal migration in Southern Africa. * African Studies Review *

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Francis Musoni is Associate Professor of History at the University of Kentucky

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