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The Americas

World Boundaries Volume 4

By: Pascal Girot (Editor)

Hardcover

Published: 21st April 1994
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"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 Prefacep. xi
Prefacep. xiii
Acknowledgementsp. xv
Glossary of Spanish Termsp. xvi
Boundaries in North Americap. 1
The Geography of Borderlandsp. 3
Bibliographyp. 15
Transborder Regional Planning in the Context of Binational Economic Integrationp. 18
Notesp. 31
Myths and Realities of Transborder Pollution between California and Baja Californiap. 32
Boundaries in Central Americap. 47
Border Regions in Central Americap. 49
Chiapas, Central American Frontier in Mexicop. 58
Bibliographyp. 71
The Mexico-Belize Borderp. 72
The Interoceanic Canal and Boundaries in Central Americap. 84
Boundaries in South Americap. 111
The Ecuador-Peru Disputep. 113
Technology, Geopolitics and Frontiers in Brazilp. 133
The Argentina-Chile Frontier as Social Spacep. 151
The Bolivian Maritime Aspiration to Chilean Political Spacep. 170
Indexp. 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