The political economy of divided islands : unified geographies and multiple polities

By - / edited by Godfrey Baldacchino, Canada Research Chair, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Floor - Floor 1

Published - Houndsmill, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

ISBN 10 - 1137023120

ISBN 13 - 9781137023124

Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.

Subject - Divided islands--Case studies.

Shelf No - 14

Call Number - 320.914 POL

Physical Description - xxiv, 256 pages : maps ; 23 cm.

Notes - Includes bibliographical references and index.

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An island's boundary – where it meets the sea – is self-evident and non-negotiable. But a land boundary is contestable: it can be changed and shifted to suit, reflecting power politics, the outcome of victor and vanquished in warfare, or negotiated compromise. There are today only ten inhabited islands where both these dynamics pan out. This text is the first to focus on the intriguing political economy of these rare, shared island spaces. It examines the fascination, and obsession, with islands as unitary geographies and polities; and explores the tensions in contemporary 'divided islands' – as in the case of formal and informal, legal and illegal 'border crossings' and practices - from both 'island studies' and 'international relations' perspectives.

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