The purpose and location of frontiers affect all human societies in the contemporary world – this book offers an introduction to them and the issues they raise.
Table of Content
List of Maps.
Introduction.
1. The International Frontier in Historical and Theoretical
Perspective.
2. Self-Determination, Secession and Autonomy: European Cases of
Boundary-Drawing.
3. Themes in African and Asian Frontier Disputes.
4. Boundaries within States: Size, Democracy and Service
Provision.
5. Frontiers and Migration.
6. Uninhabited Zones and International Cooperation.
Conclusion: The European Union and the Future of Frontiers.
Notes.
Bibliography.
Index.
About the author
Malcolm Anderson is Professor of Politics and Director of International Social Sciences Institute, at the University of Edinburgh.
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