Borders : a very short introduction / Alexander C. Diener and Joshua Hagen.

"Compelling and accessible, this Very Short Introduction challenges common perceptions of borders as merely lines on maps or physical barriers snaking across the landscape. Instead, borders are shown to be powerful forces integral to the economic, social, political, and environmental processes...

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Main Authors: Diener, Alexander C. (Author), Hagen, Joshua, 1974- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2024.
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Very short introductions ; 328.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. A very bordered world
  • 2. Borders and territory in the ancient world
  • 3. The modern state system
  • 4. The practice of bordering
  • 5. Border crossers and border crossings
  • 6. Cross-border institutions and systems
  • Epilogue: A very bordered future.