Bordering and Ordering the Twenty-first Century [[electronic resource] ] : Understanding Borders

• Autore: Popescu Gabriel
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (295 p.)
• Disciplina: 320.12
• Soggetto topico: Borderlands; Boundaries; Human geography; Political geography; Political Science; Law, Politics & Government; Political Theory of the State
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Making Sense of Borders; Chapter 2: Borders Before and During the Modern Era; Chapter 3: Borders in the Era of Globalization; Chapter 4: Producing Global Border Spaces; Chapter 5: Controlling Mobility; Chapter 6: Bridging Borders; Conclusion; References; About the Author
• Sommario/riassunto: This timely book introduces readers to the central question of borders in the twenty-first century. After familiarizing readers with border thinking and making from antiquity to the present, Gabriel Popescu turns a critical eye on current concepts, processes, and contexts. Assessing the latest theoretical approaches to border studies, the author deftly incorporates a range of disciplinary perspectives, including geography, international relations, sociology, history, security studies, and anthropology. He explores recent world events, discussing how current issues such as migration, terrorism
• Titolo autorizzato: Bordering and Ordering the Twenty-first Century
• ISBN: 1-283-27322-5; 9786613273222; 1-4422-1325-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910822992003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Human geography in the twenty-first century.