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Border Identities: Nation and State at International Frontiers
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edited by Hastings Donnan, 1953- and Thomas M. Wilson, fl. 1999 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1998, originally published 1998), 316 page(s)
This book offers fresh insights into the complex and various ways in which international frontiers influence cultural identities. Ten anthropological case studies describe specific international borders in Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America, and bring out the importance of boundary politics, and the diverse f...
edited by Hastings Donnan, 1953- and Thomas M. Wilson, fl. 1999 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1998, originally published 1998), 316 page(s)
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Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics, Activists, Alliances, and Anti-U.S. Base Protests
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written by Andrew Yeo, fl. 2008, in Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2011, originally published 2011), 242 page(s)
This book examines the impact of anti-base movements on politics, and the role bilateral alliance relationships play in shaping movement outcomes. The author's findings are drawn from field research and interviews with activists, politicians, policy makers and US base officials in the Philippines, Japan (Okinawa),...
written by Andrew Yeo, fl. 2008, in Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2011, originally published 2011), 242 page(s)
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Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law, Interpretation and Revision of International Boundary Decisions
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written by Kaiyan Homi Kaikobad; edited by John S. Bell, fl. 2007 and James Crawford, fl. 2007, in Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2007, originally published 2007), 396 page(s)
This book seeks to comment upon the nature, scope and effect of two important remedies in the adjudication of boundary disputes, namely the remedies of interpretation and revision. It examines these remedies by looking at their basic legal nature and the principles on which these remedies can be applied.
written by Kaiyan Homi Kaikobad; edited by John S. Bell, fl. 2007 and James Crawford, fl. 2007, in Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2007, originally published 2007), 396 page(s)
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[Front matter]
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written by John Borneman, 1952-; edited by Jonathan Parry, fl. 2006, Michael Herzfeld, 1947-, Stephen Gudeman, fl. 1992, Jack Goody, 1919-2015 and Ernest Gellner, 1925-1995; in Belonging in the Two Berlins: Kin, State, Nation, Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1995, originally published 1992)
written by John Borneman, 1952-; edited by Jonathan Parry, fl. 2006, Michael Herzfeld, 1947-, Stephen Gudeman, fl. 1992, Jack Goody, 1919-2015 and Ernest Gellner, 1925-1995; in Belonging in the Two Berlins: Kin, State, Nation, Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1995, originally published 1992)
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The European Union and Border Conflicts: The Power of Integration and Association
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edited by Stephan Stetter, fl. 2000, Mathias Albert, fl. 2006 and Thomas Diez, 1970- (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2008, originally published 2008), 280 page(s)
It is generally assumed that regional integration leads to stability and peace. This book is a systematic study of the impact of European integration on the transformation of border conflicts. It provides a theoretical framework centred on four 'pathways' of impact and applies them to five cases of border conflict...
edited by Stephan Stetter, fl. 2000, Mathias Albert, fl. 2006 and Thomas Diez, 1970- (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2008, originally published 2008), 280 page(s)
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France's Overseas Frontier: Départements et territoires d'outre-mer
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written by John Connell, fl. 2002 and Robert Aldrich, 1954- (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2006, originally published 1992), 370 page(s)
This is a full-length study in English of the 'confetti of empire', the former French colonies which have not gained their independence but remain part of France as the departements et territoires d'outre-mer (DOM-TOMs). More recent French governments have shown a determination to retain these possessions, despite...
written by John Connell, fl. 2002 and Robert Aldrich, 1954- (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2006, originally published 1992), 370 page(s)
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The Making of the Chinese State: Ethnicity and Expansion on the Ming Borderlands
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written by Leo Shin, fl. 1995 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2006, originally published 2006), 270 page(s)
Leo Shin traces the roots of China's modern ethnic configurations to the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Challenging the traditional view that China's expansion was primarily an exercise of incorporation and assimilation, Shin argues that as the center extended its reach to the wild and inaccessible south, the political...
written by Leo Shin, fl. 1995 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2006, originally published 2006), 270 page(s)
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Nation-building in the Post-Soviet Borderlands: The Politics of National Identities
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written by Edward A. Allworth, 1920-, Annette Bohr, fl. 1985, Andrew Wilson, 1961-, Vivien Law, 1954-2002 and Graham Smith, fl. 1998 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1998, originally published 1998), 308 page(s)
The emergence in 1991 of the fourteen borderland post-Soviet states has been accompanied by the reforging of their national identities. Such attempts to rethink or reimagine the nation have had a major impact in reshaping the political, cultural and social lives of both national and ethnic minority groups alike. T...
written by Edward A. Allworth, 1920-, Annette Bohr, fl. 1985, Andrew Wilson, 1961-, Vivien Law, 1954-2002 and Graham Smith, fl. 1998 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1998, originally published 1998), 308 page(s)
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New Histories of American Law, The Constitutional Origins of the American Revolution
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written by Jack P. Greene, 1931-, in New Histories of American Law (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2010, originally published 2010), 224 page(s)
Using the British Empire as a case study, this succinct study argues that the establishment of overseas settlements in America created a problem of constitutional organization. The failure to resolve the resulting tensions led to the thirteen continental colonies seceding from the empire in 1776.
written by Jack P. Greene, 1931-, in New Histories of American Law (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2010, originally published 2010), 224 page(s)
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The Ottoman-Iranian Borderlands: Making a Boundary, 1843-1914
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written by Sabri Ates, fl. 2006 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2013, originally published 2013), 374 page(s)
Using a plethora of hitherto unused and underutilized sources from the Ottoman, British, and Iranian archives, The Ottoman-Iranian Borderlands (1843–1914) traces seven decades of intermittent work by Russian, British, Ottoman, and Iranian technical and diplomatic teams to turn an ill-defined and highly porous ar...
written by Sabri Ates, fl. 2006 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2013, originally published 2013), 374 page(s)
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