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This is a historical work on borders and bordered existences with special emphasis on the gender dimensions of these existences. The book is replete with the experiences of women geographically located on borders who, the author argues, define those borders as well as themselves.

Women --- Borderlands --- Border-lands --- Border regions --- Frontiers --- Boundaries --- Social conditions.

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Borderlands --- Regionalism --- Political geography. --- Geography, Political --- Human geography --- Border-lands --- Border regions --- Frontiers --- Boundaries --- Europe --- History. --- Historical geography. --- Political geography

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Focussing European borders: The book provides insight into a variety of changes in the nature of borders in Europe and its neighborhood from various disciplinary perspectives. Special attention is paid to the history and contemporary dynamics at Polish and German borders. Of particular interest are the creation of Euroregions, mutual perceptions of Poles and Germans at the border, EU Regional Policy, media debates on the extension of the Schengen area. Analysis of cross-border mobility between Abkhazia and Georgia or the impact of Israel's »Security Fence« to Palestine on society complement the focus on Europe with a wider view. »Insgesamt bietet der Sammelband einen gelungenen Überblick zum Thema ›Grenzen/Grenzregionen‹. Grenzregionen-Forschern kann man ihn nur empfehlen.« Katarzyna Stoklosa, Zeitschrift für Ostmitteleuropa-Forschung, 63/3 (2014) Reviewed in: Portal für Politikwissenschaft, 12.09.2013, Martin Munke

Borderlands --- Régions frontalières --- History --- Histoire --- European Union countries --- Pays de l'Union européenne --- Foreign relations. --- Relations extérieures --- Border-lands --- Border regions --- Frontiers --- Boundaries --- Régions frontalières --- Pays de l'Union européenne --- Relations extérieures --- Border Regions. --- Economic Policy. --- Europe. --- European Integration. --- European Politics. --- International Relations. --- Migration Policy. --- Migration. --- Polish-German Relations. --- Political Science. --- Politics. --- Border Studies; Border Regions; European Integration; Polish-German Relations; Europe; Politics; Migration; Migration Policy; European Politics; Economic Policy; International Relations; Political Science

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The past two decades have seen an intense, interdisciplinary interest in the border areas between states-inhabited territories located on the margins of a power center or between power centers. This timely and highly original collection of essays edited by noted scholar I. William Zartman is an attempt "to begin to understand both these areas and the interactions that occur within and across them"-that is, to understand how borders affect the groups living along them and the nature of the land and people abutting on and divided by boundaries. These essays highlight three defining features of border areas: borderlanders constitute an experiential and culturally identifiable unit; borderlands are characterized by constant movement (in time, space, and activity); and in their mobility, borderlands always prepare for the next move at the same time that they respond to the last one. The ten case studies presented range over four millennia and provide windows for observing the dynamics of life in borderlands. They also have policy relevance, especially in creating an awareness of borderlands as dynamic social spheres and of the need to anticipate the changes that given policies will engender-changes that will in turn require their own solutions. Contrary to what one would expect in this age of globalization, says Zartman, borderlands maintain their own dynamics and identities and indeed spread beyond the fringes of the border and reach deep into the hinterland itself.

Borderlands --- Boundaries --- Borders (Geography) --- Boundary lines --- Frontiers --- Geographical boundaries --- International boundaries --- Lines, Boundary --- Natural boundaries --- Perimeters (Boundaries) --- Political boundaries --- Territory, National --- Border-lands --- Border regions --- Social aspects.

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"Borderlands are complex spaces that can involve military, religious, economic, political, and cultural interactions--all of which may vary by region and over time. John W.I. Lee and Michael North bring together interdisciplinary scholars to analyze a wide range of border issues and to encourage a nuanced dialogue addressing the concepts and processes of borderlands. Gathering the voices of a diverse range of international scholars, Globalizing Borderlands Studies in Europe and North America presents case studies from ancient to modern times, highlighting topics ranging from religious conflicts to medical frontiers to petty trade. Spanning geographical regions of Europe, the Baltics, North Africa, the American West, and Mexico, these essays shed new light on the complex processes of boundary construction, maintenance, and crossing, as well as on the importance of economic, political, social, ethnic, and religious interactions in the borderlands. Globalizing Borderlands Studies in Europe and North America not only forges links between past and present scholarship but also paves the way for new models and approaches in future borderlands research"--

Borderlands --- Geopolitics --- History. --- Europe --- North America --- Historical geography. --- Relations. --- World politics --- Border-lands --- Border regions --- Frontiers --- Boundaries --- Council of Europe countries --- Eastern Hemisphere --- Eurasia --- Turtle Island (Continent)