Borders : a very short introduction

Diener, Alexander C

Borders : a very short introduction by Alexander C. Diener and Joshua Hagen - 2nd ed. - New York : Oxford University Press, ©2024 - xix, 143 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. - Very Short Introduction : 328 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1: A very bordered world Chapter 2: Borders and territory in the ancient world Chapter 3: The modern state system
Chapter 4: The practice of bordering Chapter 5: Border crossers and border crossings Chapter 6: Cross-border institutions and systems Chapter 7: A very bordered future

Demonstrates the importance of borders to debates about the environment, politics, immigration, and economics
Covers transnational communities, security threats from terrorist groups, migration regulation, rights of indigenous peoples, the legal status of the sea and outer space, environmental sustainability, and the emergence of neo-liberal economics
Offers both a historical and contemporary treatment of borders


9780197549605


Boundaries.
Borderlands.
Boundary disputes.
Human territoriality

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