B/ordering Space (border Regions Series)

In the wake of globalization, numerous social scientists are turning to concepts of mobility, fluidity and hybridity to characterize a presumed de-territorialization and de-bordering of contemporary social and economic relations. This book brings together a select group of internationally renowned human geographers to explore the use of these concepts in relation to space, place and territory. In doing so, they (re)situate the subject of borders as active socio-spatial processes from a variety of theoretical perspectives. The contributors link debates on borders to discussions within the wider sphere of cultural studies, notably those addressing themes of migration, post-colonialism, the formation of national/regional identities and radical democratic practice. The chapters focus on those discursive practices that constitute 'bordered' geographical entities in the first instance through differentiated regimes of discourse. The book thus transcends the narrower field of borderlands research by building bridges to other domains of enquiry within political and human geography. Social Science,General "In the wake of globalization, numerous social scientists are turning to concepts of mobility, fluidity and hybridity to characterize a presumed de-territorialization and de-bordering of contemporary social and economic relations. This book brings together a select group of internationally renowned human geographers to explore the use of these concepts in relation to space, place and territory. In doing so, they (re)situate the subject of borders as active socio-spatial processes from a variety of theoretical perspectives. The contributors link debates on borders to discussions within the wider sphere of cultural studies, notably those addressing themes of migration, post-colonialism, the formation of national/regional identities and radical democratic practice."--BOOK JACKET

fifteen Contributions From International Academics Working In The Field Of Human Geography Address The Theme Of Borders From A Variety Of Theoretical Perspectives. Essays In The First Section Argue That Boundary-making Practices Should Be Conceived As Inescapable Features Of The Globalization Process. Other Topics Include (for Example) The Trans-border Economic Agglomeration Of The Region Surrounding Salzburg, Austria, And How Israeli Occupation Has Transformed Palestine Into A Bordered Zone Of Abandonment. Many Of The Papers Are Taken From Talks Given By Visiting Lecturers At The U. Of Nijmegen, Netherlands During The Period 1999-2002. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, Or

Although regional transformation seems to be a perpetually accelerating phenomenon, we have for a long time been used to living with certain large-scale socio-spatial facts in our modern world, prominent among which has been the existence of states and their boundaries, a certainty that has been canonized in international law and in the actions of the United Nations.