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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808199003321

Titolo

Borderlines and borderlands [[electronic resource] ] : political oddities at the edge of the nation-state / / edited by Alexander C. Diener and Joshua Hagen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2010

ISBN

1-282-58201-1

9786612582011

0-7425-6844-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (293 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DienerAlexander C

HagenJoshua <1974->

Disciplina

320.1/2

Soggetti

Boundaries

Boundary disputes

Human territoriality - Political aspects

Geopolitics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-258) and index.

Nota di contenuto

; 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.

Sommario/riassunto

Focusing on unusual international 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 text