| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 281 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction: Borders, identity, and geopolitics / Alexander C. Diener and Joshua Hagen -- The Border enclaves of India and Bangladesh: The forgotten lands / Reece Jones -- The Uzbekistan-Kyrgyzstan boundary: Stalin's cartography, post-Soviet geography / Nick Megoran -- The Wakhan Corridor: endgame of the Great Game / William C. Rowe -- The Caprivi Strip of Namibia: shifting sovereignty and the negotiation of boundaries / Robert Lloyd -- The renaissance of a border that never died: The Green Line between Israel and the West Bank / David Newman -- Locating Kurdistan: contextualizing the region's ambiguous boundaries / Karen Culcasi -- Russia's Kaliningrad exclave: discountinuity as a threat to sovereignty / Alexander C. Diener and Joshua Hagen -- Defining Liechtenstein: sovereign borders, offshore banking, and national identity / Robert Ostergren -- Misiones Province, Argentina: how borders shape political identity / Eric D. Carter -- Point Roberts, Washington: boundary problems of an American exclave / Julian V. Minghi -- Conclusion: borders in a changing global context / Alexander C. Diener and Joshua Hagen |
| Summary |
"Focusing on unusual intemational border shapes, this fascinating book highlights the important truth that all borders, even those that appear "natural," were created by people. The unique and compelling histories of some of the world's oddest borders provide an ideal context for accessible and enlightening discussions of cultural globalization, economic integration, international migration, imperialism, postcolonialism, global terrorism, nationalism, and supranationalism, Each contributor's regional expertise enriches a textured account of the historical context in which these borders came into existence as well as their historical and ongoing influence on the people and states they bound."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-258) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
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Boundaries.
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Boundary disputes.
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Human territoriality -- Political aspects
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Geopolitics.
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boundaries.
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geopolitics.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
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Boundaries
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Boundary disputes
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Geopolitics
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Diener, Alexander C
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Hagen, Joshua, 1974-
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| LC no. |
2021678834 |
| ISBN |
9780742568440 |
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074256844X |
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9786612582011 |
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6612582014 |
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1282582011 |
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9781282582019 |
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