| Borders and Border Politics in a Globalizing World Contributor(s): Lorey, David E. (Editor), Anderson, Malcolm (Contribution by), Baker, Frederick (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 084205104X ISBN-13: 9780842051040 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $62.37 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2004 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Globalization - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 320.12 |
| LCCN: 2003023428 |
| Series: World Beat |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 5.88" W x 9.02" (1.31 lbs) 376 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |