The Ashgate research companion to border studies /
The field of border studies is multidisciplinary and global, and this handbook reflects those characteristics in both scope and authorship. Scholars of geography, government, regional studies, sociology, communications, ocean resource security, political economy, and social philosophy, among others,...
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| Language: | English |
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Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT :
Ashgate,
[2011], ©2011
Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : c2011 Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : ©2011 Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, Vt. : c2011 Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : [2011] |
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| Summary: | The field of border studies is multidisciplinary and global, and this handbook reflects those characteristics in both scope and authorship. Scholars of geography, government, regional studies, sociology, communications, ocean resource security, political economy, and social philosophy, among others, provide perspectives and case studies from every continent. Intended for a similarly diverse audience of students, scholars, and planners--particularly at the regional level--this collection comprises 32 contributed chapters. Arrangement is thematic in sections on conceptual aspects of border studies; state, nation, and power relations; border enforcement; territorial identities and the mechanisms of exclusion and inclusion; the role of borders; border crossings; neighborhoods; and the environment. Editor Wastl-Walter (human geography, U. of Bern, Switzerland) provides an introductory essay. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Throughout history, the functions and roles of borders have been continuously changing. They can only be understood in their context, shaped as they are by history, politics and power, as well as cultural and social issues. Borders are therefore complex spatial and social phenomena which are not static or invariable, but which are instead highly dynamic. This comprehensive volume brings together a multidisciplinary team of leading scholars to provide an authoritative, state-of-the-art review of all aspects of borders and border research. It is truly global in scope and, besides embracing the more traditional strands of the field including geopolitics, migration and territorial identities, it also takes in recently emerging topics such as the role of borders in a seemingly borderless world; creating neighbourhoods, and border enforcement in the post-9/11 era |
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| Item Description: | This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | xxi, 705 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm xxi, 705 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| ISBN: | 0754674061 (hardback : alk. paper) 0754674061 (hbk.) 0754674061 0754690474 (ebk.) 0754690474 (ebook) 0754690474 9780754674061 (hardback : alk. paper) 9780754674061 (hbk.) 9780754674061 9780754690474 (ebk.) 9780754690474 (ebook) 9780754690474 |