| Description |
1 online resource |
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International political economy series |
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International political economy series.
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| Contents |
1. Introduction: Only Ten: Islands as Uncomfortable Fragmented Polities; Godfrey Baldacchino -- 2. Islands as Paradoxical Spaces; Stewart Williams -- 3. New Guinea; Ron May, Evangelia Papoutsaki & Patrick Matbob -- 4. Borneo (and Sebatik); Taufiq Tanasaldy -- 5. Timor; Anthony Soares -- 6. Cyprus; Ahmet SĖ˛zen -- 7. Ireland; Stephen A. Royle -- 8. Usedom / Uznam; Maciej Jedrusik -- 9. Hispaniola; Marie Redon -- 10. Sint Maarten / St Martin; Steven Hillebrink -- 11. Tierra del Fuego; Peter van Aert -- 12. Bolshoi Ussuriiski / Heixiazi; Akihiro Iwashita -- 13. Britain: the Fractured Island; Ray Burnett |
| Summary |
An island's boundary -- where it meets the sea -- is self-evident and non-negotiable. But a land boundary is contestable: it can be changed and shifted to suit, reflecting power politics, the outcome of victor and vanquished in warfare, or negotiated compromise. There are today only ten inhabited islands where both these dynamics pan out. This text is the first to focus on the intriguing political economy of these rare, shared island spaces. It examines the fascination, and obsession, with islands as unitary geographies and polities; and explores the tensions in contemporary 'divided islands' -- as in the case of formal and informal, legal and illegal 'border crossings' and practices - from both 'island studies' and 'international relations' perspectives |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Partition, Territorial.
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Partition, Territorial -- Economic aspects
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Islands -- Law and legislation.
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Dismemberment of nations.
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Political geography.
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Political economy.
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Comparative politics.
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Regional government policies.
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Geopolitics.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Urban & Regional.
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Geography.
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Dismemberment of nations
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Islands -- Law and legislation
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Partition, Territorial
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Islands.
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Divided states.
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Political economy.
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Political geography.
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Political economy.
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Comparative politics.
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Regional -- local -- state government policies.
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Geopolitics.
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Geography.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Baldacchino, Godfrey.
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| ISBN |
9781137023131 |
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1137023139 |
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1299406157 |
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9781299406155 |
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9781349438051 |
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1349438057 |
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9781137023124 |
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1137023120 |
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