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El. knyga: Political Frontiers and Boundaries [Taylor & Francis e-book]

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This classic work is a comprehensive treatment of the world’s political frontiers and boundaries, and includes sections on boundaries in the air as well as chapters treating the subject in a regional manner, covering the continents in terms of the evolution of boundaries.

Preface page ix
List of figures
xv
1 Introduction
1(35)
Land boundaries
1(13)
Maritime boundaries
14(10)
A comparison of boundaries on land and sea
24(1)
Boundaries in the air
25(7)
References
32(4)
2 Frontiers
36(22)
Settlement frontiers
36(7)
Political frontiers
43(8)
Frontiers in the Niger-Benue area
51(4)
References
55(3)
3 The evolution of boundaries
58(35)
The onset and progress of boundary negotiations
58(5)
Aspects of boundary evolution
63(1)
Research on the evolution of boundaries
64(4)
Evolution in definition
68(9)
Evolution in position
77(3)
Evolution in state functions
80(1)
Evolution of the boundary between Mexico and the United States of America since 1847
81(9)
References
90(3)
4 International boundary disputes
93(43)
Aspects of boundary disputes
93(5)
Types of boundary disputes
98(1)
Territorial boundary disputes
98(17)
Positional boundary disputes
115(7)
Functional boundary disputes
122(3)
Resource development disputes
125(4)
The role of maps in boundary disputes
129(2)
Conclusions
131(2)
References
133(3)
5 Maritime boundaries
136(23)
The origin of national maritime claims
136(3)
National and international maritime zones
139(3)
The definition of the baseline
142(7)
The outer edge of the continental margin
149(2)
International maritime boundaries
151(6)
Conclusions
157(1)
References
157(2)
6 Border landscapes
159(16)
Aspects of border landscapes
161(1)
Boundaries as features of the landscape
162(2)
Contrasting landscapes on opposite sides of the boundary
164(6)
The attitudes of border dwellers
170(2)
Borders and national policies
172(1)
Conclusions
173(1)
References
173(2)
7 Europe
175(20)
The distinctive nature of boundary evolution in Europe
175(3)
The Congress of Vienna 1815
178(1)
The Congress of Berlin 1878
179(4)
The Treaty of Versailles 1919
183(4)
Boundary evolution after 1945
187(1)
The Danish-German boundary as an example of boundary evolution in Europe
188(3)
Conclusions
191(1)
References
192(3)
8 The Americas
195(26)
North America
195(4)
Central and South America
199(9)
Contemporary boundary disputes
208(9)
Conclusions
217(1)
References
218(3)
9 Asia
221(21)
The Russian sector from Vladivostok to Afghanistan
222(5)
The British sector from Afghanistan to Thailand
227(6)
The French sector between the Gulfs of Tongking and Thailand
233(5)
The Japanese sector in the Korean peninsula
238(1)
Conclusions
239(1)
References
240(2)
10 Africa page
242(20)
The evolution of Africa's boundaries
243(11)
African boundary problems in the 1980s
254(5)
Conclusions
259(1)
References
259(3)
11 The Middle East
262(19)
Boundary evolution in the northern region
263(5)
Boundary evolution in the southern region
268(11)
Conclusions
279(1)
References
279(2)
12 Australia, Indonesia, and the islands of the South Pacific Ocean
281(14)
The boundary on New Guinea
282(3)
The boundaries on Timor
285(3)
The boundaries on Borneo
288(1)
Boundaries in the sea
289(3)
Present territorial problems
292(1)
Conclusions
293(1)
References
293(2)
13 Antarctica
295(14)
British claims
295(3)
New Zealand's claim
298(1)
Australian and French claims
298(2)
Norway's claim
300(1)
Claims of Chile and Argentina
301(2)
International boundaries and the Antarctic Treaty
303(3)
Conclusions
306(1)
References
307(2)
Index 309
J. R. V. Prescott