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Finally, European comparisons are drawn in order to assess the extent to which African boundaries are unusual, and to make an assessment of their future development.

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Author:   Paul Nugent ,  A. I. Asiwaju
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Frances Pinter Publishers Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.640kg
ISBN:  

9781855673724

ISBN 10:   185567372
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   25 April 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part 1 Arcs and lines - myths and realities: it didn't happen at Berlin - politics, economics and ignorance in the setting of Africa's colonial boundaries, Simon Katzenellenbogen; arbitrary lines and the people's minds - a dissenting view on colonial boundaries in West Africa, Paul Nugent; permeable boundaries in Africa, Ieuan Griffiths. Part 2 Pastoralists and boundaries: ecological outcomes of boundary formation in Massailand, Katherine Homewood; pastoralists and national borders in Nigeria, Roger Blench. Part 3 In search of the cordon sanitaire: foreign bodies - the history of labour immigration as a threat to public health in Uganda, Maryinez Lyons; pan-African rinderpest campaigns, Gordon Scott; African boundaries and crop health protection, B.M. Gerard. Part 4 Community, territory and the state: love and healing in forced communities - borderlands in Zimbabwe's war of liberation, Heike Schmidt; rain forests, diamonds and war - the Sierra Leone boundary wilderness, Paul Richards; Liberian and Sahel refugees in Ghana - the politics of providing assistance, A. Essuman-Johnson; boundary and territory in the Horn, Christopher Clapham. Part 5 Comparative reflections: borderlands in Africa - a comparative research perspective with particular reference to Western Europe, A.I. Asiwaju; conclusion - the future of African boundaries, Paul Nugent and A.I. Asiwaju.

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