Anthropology of Borders and Frontiers

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Content 5
3. Introduction 9
4. Theoretical Perspectives on Borders
5. Border Types and Bordering Processes 21
6. Qualities of Bordering Spaces 45
7. European Border Regions as “Laboratories” for Cross-Border Cooperation
8. Euroregions 71
9. Territorial Cohesion and Border Areas 95
10. Identities and Stereotypes in European Border Regions
11. Identities and Stereotypes in Cross-Border Regions 113
12. Between Borders 129
13. Cultural Distinction and the Example of the “Third East German Generation” 145
14. Views on the History of Polish-German Border Regions
15. Anthropology of Borders and Frontiers 159
16. The Dynamics of Unfamiliarity in the German-Polish Border Region in 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s 183
17. Historical Culture and Territoriality 201
18. The View of French Diplomacy on the German-Polish Border Shift, 1940-1950 217
19. Cross-Border Interaction in Europe’s Neighbourhood
20. Borders, De Facto Borders and Mobility Policies in Conflict Transformation 237
21. “Good fences make…” 255
22. Authors 267