| Title:
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THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF DIVIDED ISLANDS
UNIFIED GEOGRAPHIES, MULTIPLE POLITIES |
| By: |
Godfrey Baldacchino (Editor) |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
| List price:
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£57.50 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1137023139 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781137023131 |
| Publisher: |
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN |
| Pub. date: |
21 February, 2013 |
| Series: |
International Political Economy Series |
| Description: |
The authors investigate the exceptional political economy of the ten inhabited islands whose territory is divided amongst two or more countries: that are unitary geographical spaces but fragmented polities. |
| Synopsis: |
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. |
| Illustrations: |
11 black & white tables, 1 maps |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Palgrave Macmillan |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |