Boundaries and Belonging States and Societies in the Struggle to Shape Identities and Local Practices

During the cold war, state borders remained remarkably stable, but, since 1990, states have disappeared, splintered, consolidated, and blended into supra-national communities. The articles in this book look at borders in a new way, stressing their impermanence. In particular, the book looks at the tension between the actual borders of states and other, virtual boundaries that frame human communities. The authors include political scientists, sociologists, and geographers, and historians, writing about the Middle East, Europe, China, North America, and Asia.Migdal, Joel S. is the author of 'Boundaries and Belonging States and Societies in the Struggle to Shape Identities and Local Practices' with ISBN 9780521835664 and ISBN 0521835666.