Boundaries, Borders and Frontiers: Contemporary and Past Perspectives
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Boundaries, Borders and Frontiers: Contemporary and Past Perspectives
A historical review reveals that the invention of physical limits is linked to the process of
sedentary settling. The action of materializing compartmentalization into space may date back
to the days when the first Sumerian cities were fortified with walls. Such a broad perspective
indicates that national borders, even if they have strongly... See more
sedentary settling. The action of materializing compartmentalization into space may date back
to the days when the first Sumerian cities were fortified with walls. Such a broad perspective
indicates that national borders, even if they have strongly... See more
https://univ-grenoble-alpes.academia.edu/AnneLaureAmilhatSzary • Boundaries and Borders
Boundaries have been a key component of the modern territorial vocabulary. They have
origins in Euclidean thinking, which sees space as two-dimensional. They also fit in well with
Kantian rationality, which considers space and time as two symmetrical conditions of human
experience. They can be considered “a generic term for the linear spatial... See more
origins in Euclidean thinking, which sees space as two-dimensional. They also fit in well with
Kantian rationality, which considers space and time as two symmetrical conditions of human
experience. They can be considered “a generic term for the linear spatial... See more
Boundaries and Borders
Frontiers can be envisioned as peaceful trade zones where valuables are exchanged for the mutual benefit of both sides, with economic need preventing overt hostilities, or as places where distrust is magnified by cultural misunderstandings, negative stereotypes, and the absence of bridging institutions.
David W. Anthony • The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World
The origin of the “natural border” concept harks back to these first border maps and happens
to constitute an 18
th
-century coincidence: It was not only technically easier to draw the
boundary upon a line on the map, but politically also very convenient. As they considered
themselves to be reigning over a piece of land in the name of God, the... See more
to constitute an 18
th
-century coincidence: It was not only technically easier to draw the
boundary upon a line on the map, but politically also very convenient. As they considered
themselves to be reigning over a piece of land in the name of God, the... See more
https://univ-grenoble-alpes.academia.edu/AnneLaureAmilhatSzary • Boundaries and Borders
The boundaries of empire