The Political Economy of Divided Islands - Unified Geographies, Multiple Polities (Hardcover, New)

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.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	International Political Economy Series
Release date:	February 2013
First published:	2013
Editors:	G. Baldacchino
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	256
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-02312-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Comparative politics Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Local government > Local government policies Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > Embargos & sanctions Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Human geography > Political geography
LSN:	1-137-02312-0
Barcode:	9781137023124

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