Borders: frontiers of identity, nation and state
Auteur :
Donnan, Hastings / Wilson, Thomas M.
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781859732410
Date de publication :
1 oct. 1999
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
453 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Borders are where wars start, as Primo Levi once wrote. But they are also bridges - that is, sites for ongoing cultural exchange. Anyone studying how nations and states maintain distinct identities while adapting to new ideas and experiences knows that borders provide particularly revealing windows for the analysis of 'self' and 'other'.