From our earliest schooldays, we are shown the world as a colorful collage of countries, each defined by their own immutable borders. What we often don't realize is that every political boundary was created by people. No political border is more natural or real than another, yet some international borders make no apparent sense at all. While focusing on some of these unusual border shapes, this fascinating book highlights the important truth that all borders, even those that appear "normal," are social constructions. In an era where the continued relevance of the nation state is being questioned and where transnationalism is altering the degree to which borders effectively demarcate spaces of belonging, the contributors argue that this point is vital to our understanding of the world. The unique and compelling histories of some of the world's oddest borders provide an ideal context for this group of experts to offer accessible and enlightening discussions of cultural globalization, economic integration, international migration, imperialism, postcolonialism, global terrorism, nationalism, and supranationalism.
Each author'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. To view more maps from the David Rumsey Map Collection, visit www.davidrumsey.com.
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Subject Indexing & Classification
Dewey:(DC22) 327.101
Library of Congress Subject: Boundaries
Departments:
International relations;
Record updated at:
22 March, 2013
time:
14:18
Summary
Borderlines and Borderlands
Chapter 1 Introduction: Borders, Identity, and Geopolitics Chapter 2 The Border Enclaves of India and Bangladesh: The Forgotten Lands Chapter 3 The Uzbekistan-Kyrgyzstan Boundary: Stalin's Cartography, Post-Soviet Geography Chapter 4 The Wakhan Corridor: Endgame of the Great Game Chapter 5 The Caprivi Strip of Namibia: Shifting Sovereignty and the Negotiation of Boundaries Chapter 6 The Renaissance of a Border That Never Died: The Green Line between Israel and the West Bank Chapter 7 Locating Kurdistan: Contextualizing the Region's Ambiguous Boundaries Chapter 8 Russia's Kaliningrad Exclave: Discontinuity as a Threat to Sovereignty Chapter 9 Defining Liechtenstein: Sovereign Borders, Offshore Banking, and National Identity Chapter 10 Misiones Province, Argentina: How Borders Shape Political Identity Chapter 11 Point Roberts, Washington: Boundary Problems of an American Exclave Chapter 12 Conclusion: Borders in a Changing Global Context
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