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Island Enclaves
Godfrey Baldacchino
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Description for Island Enclaves
Paperback. An examination of the unique governance of islands and their role in contemporary global politics. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 498.
Examining subnational island jurisdictions such as Guantanamo Bay, Macau, Aruba, the Isle of Man, and Prince Edward Island, Godfrey Baldacchino shows how these distinct locales arrange special relationships with larger metropolitan powers. He also deals with the politics, economics, and diplomacy of islands that have been engineered as detention camps, offshore finance centres, military bases, heritage parks, or otherwise autonomous regions. More than a study of how detached regions are governed, Island Enclaves displays the ways in which these jurisdictions are pioneering some of the modern world's most creative - and shadowy - forms of sovereignty and government.
Examining subnational island jurisdictions such as Guantanamo Bay, Macau, Aruba, the Isle of Man, and Prince Edward Island, Godfrey Baldacchino shows how these distinct locales arrange special relationships with larger metropolitan powers. He also deals with the politics, economics, and diplomacy of islands that have been engineered as detention camps, offshore finance centres, military bases, heritage parks, or otherwise autonomous regions. More than a study of how detached regions are governed, Island Enclaves displays the ways in which these jurisdictions are pioneering some of the modern world's most creative - and shadowy - forms of sovereignty and government.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Montreal, Canada
ISBN
9780773537439
SKU
V9780773537439
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About Godfrey Baldacchino
Godfrey Baldacchino is a professor of sociology and Canada Research Chair in Island Studies at the University of Prince Edward Island.
Reviews for Island Enclaves
"This book develops an original thesis: it argues cogently for the existence of sub-national island jurisdictions as a specific set of policies that exploit the current phase of globalisation and their geographies to practise a clever use of jurisdiction." Paul K. Sutton, London Metropolitan University, U.K. "This book provides a striking array of examples to illustrate 'offshoring strategies' deployed more ... Read more