Artificial states? On the enduring geographical myth of natural borders

Political Geography

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 140-147

  Fall, Juliet J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Artificial states; Boundaries; Ethnic homogeneity; Failed states; Nationalism; Natural boundaries; Territorial trap

Indexed keywords

BORDER REGION; ETHNICITY; NATIONALISM; POLITICAL BOUNDARY; POLITICAL ECONOMY; POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY; POLITICAL THEORY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 77952882509     PISSN: 09626298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2010.02.007     Document Type: Article

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