LEADER 03607nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910808199003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-58201-1 010 $a9786612582011 010 $a0-7425-6844-X 035 $a(CKB)2560000000016502 035 $a(EBL)616248 035 $a(OCoLC)688504164 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000413072 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12121381 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000413072 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10369383 035 $a(PQKB)11779609 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC616248 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL616248 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10446330 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL258201 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000016502 100 $a20090924d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aBorderlines and borderlands$b[electronic resource] $epolitical oddities at the edge of the nation-state /$fedited by Alexander C. Diener and Joshua Hagen 210 $aLanham, Md. $cRowman & Littlefield Publishers$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (293 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7425-5635-2 311 $a0-7425-5636-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 237-258) and index. 327 $gIntroduction :$tBorders, 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 --$gConclusion :$tborders in a changing global context / Alexander C. Diener and Joshua Hagen. 330 $aFocusing 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 606 $aBoundaries 606 $aBoundary disputes 606 $aHuman territoriality$xPolitical aspects 606 $aGeopolitics 615 0$aBoundaries. 615 0$aBoundary disputes. 615 0$aHuman territoriality$xPolitical aspects. 615 0$aGeopolitics. 676 $a320.1/2 701 $aDiener$b Alexander C$0877173 701 $aHagen$b Joshua$f1974-$0877174 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808199003321 996 $aBorderlines and borderlands$93961629 997 $aUNINA