A Companion to Border Studies

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A Companion to Border Studies introduces an excitingand expanding field of interdisciplinary research, through thewriting of an international array of scholars, from diverseperspectives that include anthropology, development studies,geography, history, political science and sociology. * Explores how nations and cultural identities are beingtransformed by their dynamic, shifting borders where mobility issometimes facilitated, other times impeded or prevented * Offers an array of international views which together form anauthoritative guide for students, instructors and researchers * Reflects recent significant growth in the importance ofunderstanding the distinctive characteristics of borders andfrontiers, including cross-border cooperation, security andcontrols, migration and population displacements, hybridity, andtransnationalism

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Thomas M. Wilson

Themen in »A Companion to Border Studies«

Anthropologie Anthropologie / Diaspora, Migrationsforschung, Flüchtlinge Anthropologie / Globalisierung, Transnationalismus Anthropology Anthropology of Diaspora, Forced Migration & Refugeeism Anthropology of Globalization/Transnationalism Sociology Sociology of Globalization Soziologie Soziologie der Globalisierung

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"Taking into consideration all aspects this book has avery important role in the professional literature of borderstudies." (Cross-Border Review Yearbook of theEuropean Institute, 1 September 2014) "Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-divisionundergraduates and above." (Choice, 1 April2013)"This book, with its interdisciplinary team of authors from manyworld regions, shows the state of the art in this research fieldadmirably." --Ulf Hannerz, Stockholm University "This volume will be the definitive work on borders andborder-related processes for years into the future. The editorshave done an outstanding job of identifying key themes, and ofassembling influential scholars to address these themes." --David Nugent, Emory University "This urgently needed Companion, edited by two leading figuresof border studies, reflects past insights and showcases newdirections: a must read for understanding territory, power and thestate." --Dr. Nick Vaughan-Williams, University of Warwick "This impressive collection will have a broad appeal beyondspecialist border studies. Anyone with an interest in thenation-state, nationalism, ethnicity, political geography or,indeed, the whole historical project of the modern world systemwill want to have access to a copy. The substantive scope is globaland the intellectual reach deep and wide. Simplyindispensable." --Richard Jenkins, University of Sheffield
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