This book brings together insights from border scholars and philosophers to ask how we are to defi ne and understand concepts of borders today. Borders have a defi ning role in contemporary societies. Take, for example, the 2016 US election and the UK Brexit referendum, and subsequent debate, where the rhetoric and symbolism of border controls proved fundamental to the outcomes. However, borders are also becoming ever more multifaceted and complex, representing intersections of political, economical, social, and cultural interests.
For some, borders are tangible, situated in time and place; for others, the nature of borders can be abstracted and discussed in general terms. By discussing borders philosophically and theoretically, this edited collection tackles head on the most defi ning and challenging questions within the fi eld of border studies regarding the defi nition of its very object of study. Part 1 of the book consists of theoretical contributions from border scholars, Part 2 takes a philosophical approach, and Part 3 brings together chapters where philosophy and border studies are directly related.
Borders intersect with the key issues of our time, from migration, climate change vulnerability, terror, globalization, inequality, and nationalism, to intertwining questions of culture, identity, ideology, and religion. This book will be of interest to those studying in these fi elds, and most especially to researchers of border studies and philosophy.
Copyright:
2020
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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781351124867
Related ISBNs:
9781351124881,
9780815357179,
9780815357179
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:
08/21/19
Copyrighted By:
selection and editorial matter, Anthony Cooper and S
