Border Identities
Nation and State at International Frontiers
Hastings Donnan editor Thomas M Wilson editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Published:22nd Jan '98
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This book offers fresh insights into the complex and various ways in which international frontiers influence cultural identities. The ten anthropological case studies collected here describe specific international borders in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America, and bring out the importance of boundary politics, and the diverse forms that it may take. The frontier itself may be of great symbolic importance; in other cases the symbolism lies rather in the disappearance of the traditional border. A frontier may be above all a barrier against immigration, or the front line between hostile armies. It may reinforce distinctive identities on each side of it, or the frontier may be disputed because it cuts across national identities. Drawing on anthropological perspectives, the book explores how cultural landscapes intersect with political boundaries, and ways in which state power informs cultural identity.
'Highly recommended.' Political Studies
ISBN: 9780521583152
Dimensions: 236mm x 157mm x 24mm
Weight: 590g
316 pages