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Bordering no longer happens only at the borderline separating two sovereign states, but rather through a wide range of practices and decisions that occur in multiple locations within and beyond the state's territory. Nevertheless, it is too simplistic to suggest that borders are…
Placing the Border in Everyday Life complicates the connection between borders and sovereign states by identifying the individuals and organizations that engage in border work at a range of scales and places. This edited volume includes contributions from major international sch…
Examines the importance of country boundaries, the disconnects between these borders, related factors such as cultures, religions, and economies, and how conflicts over boundaries between neighboring countries are articulated. The book is organized geographically and by region o…
Despite the supreme political and economic significance of boundaries--and ongoing challenges to existing national boundaries--scant attention has been paid to their ethics. This volume explores how diverse ethical traditions understand the political and property rights reflecte…
Despite the supreme political and economic significance of boundaries--and ongoing challenges to existing national boundaries--scant attention has been paid to their ethics. This volume explores how diverse ethical traditions understand the political and property rights reflecte…
This collection of writings offers an exploration of how diverse ethical traditions understand and interpret political and property rights with regard to territorial and jurisdictional boundaries.
'What is a border?' In this book a multi-disciplinary approach to the cultural, geographical and historical existence of borders is employed to answer this seemingly simple question. The author explores the cultural, historic and political processes that have shaped our world by…
What is a border? This seemingly simple question is here answered via a multidisciplinary study of the cultural, geographical and historical existence of borders, and the way they have shaped our world. Using the Danish-Swedish border to illustrate the actions of groups and indi…
Migrations and border issues are now matters of great interest and importance. This book examines the ways in which Hungary has adapted to regional and global requirements while seeking to meet its own needs. It adds to the literature a case study, the only one of its kind, show…
Beyond a joke: the limits of humour
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Why do nation-states wall themselves off despite widespread proclamations of global connectedness?
Discusses the spate of wall-building by countries around the world and considers the reasons why walls are being built in an increasingly globalized world in which threats to security come from sources that cannot be contained by brick and barbed wire.