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Borders and Border Politics in a Globalizing World

von: Paul Ganster, David E. Lorey
59,99 €
Verlag:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format:	EPUB
Veröffentl.:	17.10.2004
ISBN/EAN:	9780742571907
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	376

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Titelbeschreibung

Borders represent an intriguing paradox as globalization continues to leap barriers at a vigorous pace, merging economies and cultures through world trade, economic integration, the mass media, the Internet, and increasingly mobile populations. At the same time, the political boundaries separating peoples remain pervasive and problematic. Borders and Border Politics in a Globalizing World offers a carefully selected group of readings to enhance student understanding of the complexities of border regions. The reader brings together key writings on the histories of borders, their social development, their politics, and the daily life that characterizes them. The authors place their analyses of these issues in an international context, stressing how borders influence, and how they are influenced by, global processes. The selections provide a window on our current understanding of human interactions at and along national and interethnic boundaries, interactions that will characterize borders and border politics for decades to come. Drawing on a worldwide set of case studies, this text divides border issues into seven thematic categories: borders as barriers; borders, migrants, and refugees; borders and partitioned groups; borders, perceptions and culture; borders and the environment; borders, goods, and services; and maritime and space borders. An excellent text for courses on boundaries, ethnicity, and international relations, this collection of cutting-edge information and analysis on borders and border politics in the context of ongoing globalization will shed light both upon international and subnational boundaries and upon the unfolding processes of globalization.

Titelkurzbeschreibung

Borders represent an intriguing paradox as globalization continues to leap barriers at a vigorous pace, yet the political boundaries separating peoples remain pervasive and problematic. The first text to explore global borders, this reader brings together key essays on border societies, politics, and economies to explore this complex dynamic. With its careful selection of accessible essays, this text will allow professors in a variety of courses to easily globalize their classroom. The readings have been carefully selected to appeal to undergraduates, offering theoretical concepts for understanding the overarching context of globalization as well as focusing on the experiences of specific peoples and communities.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 Borders as Barriers
 Chapter 2 Hadrian's Wall
 Chapter 3 The Great Wall of China
 Chapter 4 The Berlin Wall
 Chapter 5 Borders, Migrants, and Refugees
 Chapter 6 Sahuayo, Mexico, and Its U.S. Colonies
 Chapter 7 Migration from Lesotho, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe to South Africa
 Chapter 8 Borders and Partitioned Groups
 Chapter 9 West African Boundary Making
 Chapter 10 The Jívaro People between Peru and Ecuador
 Chapter 11 Boundaries as Social Practice and Discourse: The Finnish-Russian Border
 Chapter 12 Borders, Perceptions, and Culture
 Chapter 13 The Attitudes of Youth toward the Other Side: The Finnish-Swedish and Finnish-Russian Borders
 Chapter 14 Meaning and Significance of the Canadian-American Border
 Chapter 15 Northern Ireland
 Chapter 16 The Fault Line between Israelis and Palestinians
 Chapter 17 Borders and the Environment
 Chapter 18 Environment, Development, and Security in Border Regions: Perspectives from Europe and North America
 Chapter 19 Disaster on the Danube
 Chapter 20 Border Regions and Transborder Conservation in Central America
 Chapter 21 Borders, Goods, and Services
 Chapter 22 The U.S.-Mexican Border as Locator of Innovation and Vice
 Chapter 23 Cross-Border Shopping: Canada and the United States
 Chapter 24 Maritime and Space Borders
 Chapter 25 Maritime Agreements and Oil Exploration in the Gulf of Thailand
 Chapter 26 New Borders: The Sea and Outer Space

Autorenportrait

Paul Ganster is professor of history and director of the Institute for Regional Studies at San Diego State University. David E. Lorey was director of the U.S.DLatin American Relations Program at the Hewlett Foundation from 1997 to 2003.