Borders and Border Politics in a Globalizing World (The World Beat Series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 084205104X ISBN 13: 9780842051040

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (UK), 2004

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Authors

Paul Ganster is professor of history and director of the Institute for Regional Studies of the California at San Diego State University.

Dr. Kirk Bowman is a political scientist Professor and Regent’s Entrepreneur, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (UK)
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 084205104X
• ISBN 13: 9780842051040
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 376
• Editor: David E. Lorey, Paul Ganster