B/ordering Space (Border Regions Series) - Hardcover

Houtum, Henk Van

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0754637638 ISBN 13: 9780754637639

Publisher: Routledge, 2005

Synopsis

In the wake of globalization, numerous social scientists are turning to concepts of mobility, fluidity and hybridity to characterize a presumed de-territorialization and de-bordering of contemporary social and economic relations. This book brings together a select group of internationally renowned human geographers to explore the use of these concepts in relation to space, place and territory. In doing so, they (re)situate the subject of borders as active socio-spatial processes from a variety of theoretical perspectives. The contributors link debates on borders to discussions within the wider sphere of cultural studies, notably those addressing themes of migration, post-colonialism, the formation of national/regional identities and radical democratic practice. The chapters focus on those discursive practices that constitute 'bordered' geographical entities in the first instance through differentiated regimes of discourse. The book thus transcends the narrower field of borderlands research by building bridges to other domains of enquiry within political and human geography.

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About the Author

Dr Henk van Houtum, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Dr Olivier Kramsch is Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Dr Wolfgang Zierhofer, PhD, is Senior Research Fellow for the 'Programm Mensch Gesellschaft Umwelt' at the University of Basel, Switzerland.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0754637638
• ISBN 13: 9780754637639
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 264
• Editor: Kramsch Olivier