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State Frontiers: Borders and Boundaries in the Middle East
Inga (Ed.)
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Description for State Frontiers: Borders and Boundaries in the Middle East
Hardback. A multifaceted portrayal of border life, this book provides an empirical illumination of the psychological function of borders in creating (and keeping out) an imagined 'other'. It also explores practical dimensions of borders in the context of boundary transgressing resources such as water. Editor(s): Brandell, Inga. Series: Culture and Society in Western and Central Asia S. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1F; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 517.
This book deals with a very topical issue in an innovative multidisciplinary approach. It deals with borders that are always a hotly debated and controversial issue. Do borders still define the limits of states? How do communities change when a border is put between them? Is the physical border more important than the conceptual boundary? In recent times, the question of borders in the Middle East has assumed an importance unknown since the collapse of the Ottoman empire. In this fresh examination of the issue, Inga Brandell draws together a variety of disciplinary approaches, and takes the classic debates forward ... Read more
This book deals with a very topical issue in an innovative multidisciplinary approach. It deals with borders that are always a hotly debated and controversial issue. Do borders still define the limits of states? How do communities change when a border is put between them? Is the physical border more important than the conceptual boundary? In recent times, the question of borders in the Middle East has assumed an importance unknown since the collapse of the Ottoman empire. In this fresh examination of the issue, Inga Brandell draws together a variety of disciplinary approaches, and takes the classic debates forward ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Series
Culture and Society in Western and Central Asia S.
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845110765
SKU
V9781845110765
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About Inga (Ed.)
Inga Brandell is an Associate Professor in the Department of Politics at the University of Uppsala
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