The Routledge Handbook of African Borderlands provides a comprehensive analysis of the factors shaping the past, present, and future of African borderlands, in all their complexity.
Since precolonial times, African borderlands have served as sites of both prosperity and conflict. In the 21st century, many African countries have simultaneously seen an increase in trade and regional integration activities, while trying to control deteriorating security conditions in border areas. This book explores these tensions and considers how borderlands have impacted the economy, political stability, and social cohesion of African states. The book discusses the key conceptual debates related with the establishment of modern boundaries since precolonial times, as well as the methodological challenges associated with conducting research at the margins of the state.
This important interdisciplinary and continent-wide investigation of African border dynamics will be an essential read for researchers across the fields of political science, geography, history, anthropology, international law, and development studies.
| ISBN: | 9781032857794 |
| Publication date: | 30th June 2026 |
| Author: | Olivier Walther, Inocent Moyo, Isabella Soi |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 428 pages |
| Series: | Routledge International Handbooks |
| Genres: |
Regional geography Asylum law Cultural studies Migration, immigration and emigration Ethnic studies Sociology Anthropology Comparative politics International relations African history Human geography Regional / International studies Warfare and defence |
The Routledge Handbook of African Borderlands provides a comprehensive analysis of the factors shaping the past, present, and future of African borderlands, in all their complexity.
Since precolonial times, African borderlands have served as sites of both prosperity and conflict. In the 21st century, many African countries have simultaneously seen an increase in trade and regional integration activities, while trying to control deteriorating security conditions in border areas. This book explores these tensions and considers how borderlands have impacted the economy, political stability, and social cohesion of African states. The book discusses the key conceptual debates related with the establishment of modern boundaries since precolonial times, as well as the methodological challenges associated with conducting research at the margins of the state.
This important interdisciplinary and continent-wide investigation of African border dynamics will be an essential read for researchers across the fields of political science, geography, history, anthropology, international law, and development studies.
Routledge Handbook of African Borderlands features in the following genres: Regional geography, Asylum law, Cultural studies, Migration, immigration and emigration, Ethnic studies, Sociology, Anthropology, Comparative politics, International relations, African history, Human geography, Regional / International studies, Warfare and defence
Routledge Handbook of African Borderlands is available in Hardback
Routledge Handbook of African Borderlands was written by Olivier Walther, Inocent Moyo, Isabella Soi and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Routledge Handbook of African Borderlands has 428 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge International Handbooks series
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