"The Americas" provides an original and far-ranging interpretation of issues relating to territory, boundaries and societies in the American continent. The articles examine issues such as: the border crossing between Mexico and the United States, transborder pollution between California and Baja California, the Ecuador-Peru dispute, and the Argentine-Chile frontier.
Contributors: Hernan Santis Arenas, Susana Bandieri, Bertha K. Becker, Alfredo C. Dachary, Jan de Vos, Monica Gangas Geisse, Pascal O. Girot, Olivier Kramsch, Allan Lavell, Cuauhte'moc Leon, Marina Robles, Ronald Bruce St. John, Peter Slowe.
| Series Preface | p. xi |
| Preface | p. xiii |
| Acknowledgements | p. xv |
| Glossary of Spanish Terms | p. xvi |
| Boundaries in North America | p. 1 |
| The Geography of Borderlands | p. 3 |
| Bibliography | p. 15 |
| Transborder Regional Planning in the Context of Binational Economic Integration | p. 18 |
| Notes | p. 31 |
| Myths and Realities of Transborder Pollution between California and Baja California | p. 32 |
| Boundaries in Central America | p. 47 |
| Border Regions in Central America | p. 49 |
| Chiapas, Central American Frontier in Mexico | p. 58 |
| Bibliography | p. 71 |
| The Mexico-Belize Border | p. 72 |
| The Interoceanic Canal and Boundaries in Central America | p. 84 |
| Boundaries in South America | p. 111 |
| The Ecuador-Peru Dispute | p. 113 |
| Technology, Geopolitics and Frontiers in Brazil | p. 133 |
| The Argentina-Chile Frontier as Social Space | p. 151 |
| The Bolivian Maritime Aspiration to Chilean Political Space | p. 170 |
| Index | p. 189 |
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ISBN: 9780415088367
ISBN-10: 0415088364
Series: World Boundaries Series
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 224
Published: 21st April 1994
Dimensions (cm): 21.6 x 13.8
x 1.8
Weight (kg): 0.38