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edition:Paperback
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category: Political Science
published: Jul 2005
ISBN:9780774809320
publisher: UBC Press

Holding the Line

Borders in a Global World

edited by Heather N. Nicol & Ian Townsend-Gault

tagged: security (national & international), human geography
Description

The era of globalization has produced significant changes in the borderland issues of trade, security, economics, health, and even the environment. While borders may seem more permeable than they once were, can it really be said that we live in a "borderless world"? Holding the Line considers the changing roles of modern borders, contending that they not only remain relevant but also have become increasingly important as a site for negotiating the competing demands of globalization and national sovereignty.

About the Authors
Heather N. Nicol is a political geographer whose work explores the structure and operation of the Canada–US border, with special emphasis on the impacts of security and sovereignty. Among her publications are Beyond Walls: Reinventing the Canada–US Borderlands and Holding the Line: Border in a Global World. She is also interested in the circumpolar North as a geopolitical space, and the relationship between the interests of nation-states and indigenous peoples in the North.

Heather N. Nicol is a political geographer whose work explores the structure and operation of the Canada–US border, with special emphasis on the impacts of security and sovereignty. Among her publications are Beyond Walls: Reinventing the Canada–US Borderlands and Holding the Line: Border in a Global World. She is also interested in the circumpolar North as a geopolitical space, and the relationship between the interests of nation-states and indigenous peoples in the North.
Contributor Notes

Heather N. Nicol is Assistant Professor in the Geosciences Department at the State University of West Georgia. Ian Townsend-Gault is Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Centre for Asian Legal Studies in the Faculty of Law at the University of British Columbia.

Editorial Review

The book will stand on its own, without rivals, in the way it tackles the theme.

— Julian V. Minghi, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Geography, University of South Carolina, and co-editor of The Geography of Border Landscapes

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