Cercamiento, limites
Far more than (real or imaginary) lines on the ground, sea, air and space, we need to
acknowledge that boundaries, borders and frontiers are the results of diverse interactions
between humans. They are based on diferent rationales and hold diverse implications
for coexistence, in both cases contingent on specifc historical circumstances. They are
n... See more
acknowledge that boundaries, borders and frontiers are the results of diverse interactions
between humans. They are based on diferent rationales and hold diverse implications
for coexistence, in both cases contingent on specifc historical circumstances. They are
n... See more
https://oxford.academia.edu/ManuelFern%C3%A1ndezG%C3%B6tz • Boundaries, Borders and Frontiers: Contemporary and Past Perspectives
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English,
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a boundary is “a line which marks the limits
of an area; a dividing line” , or “a limit of something abstract, especially a subject or sphere
of activity” . The defnition for border is “a line separating two countries, administrative
divisions, or other areas” , or “the edge or boundary of something,... See more
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a boundary is “a line which marks the limits
of an area; a dividing line” , or “a limit of something abstract, especially a subject or sphere
of activity” . The defnition for border is “a line separating two countries, administrative
divisions, or other areas” , or “the edge or boundary of something,... See more
Boundaries, Borders and Frontiers: Contemporary and Past Perspectives
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
Just as they were drawing their external borders, the recently established states undertook a
concomitant reorganization of their territories in order to confirm their rule upon them, and
this was done through a process of internal division. The emerging administrative grids can be
understood as a form of political rationality aimed at ensuring... See more
concomitant reorganization of their territories in order to confirm their rule upon them, and
this was done through a process of internal division. The emerging administrative grids can be
understood as a form of political rationality aimed at ensuring... See more
https://univ-grenoble-alpes.academia.edu/AnneLaureAmilhatSzary • Boundaries and Borders
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
The mythological history
of the Western world stained with blood the first tracing of a border: It is worth noting that it
was because of a sacred furrow, plowed to distinguish the soil of the city to be, Rome, from
that of its unknown exterior, that Remus was killed by his twin brother Romulus. This deed
was in reaction to Remus’ mocking of the... See more
of the Western world stained with blood the first tracing of a border: It is worth noting that it
was because of a sacred furrow, plowed to distinguish the soil of the city to be, Rome, from
that of its unknown exterior, that Remus was killed by his twin brother Romulus. This deed
was in reaction to Remus’ mocking of the... 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
By the end of the century Mayhew’s successor Charles Booth produced the Poverty Maps
(1889–99), hand-colored to show seven classes in the metropolis, street by street: the lowest
class, vicious, semi-criminal; the very poor, casual employment; the poor; the mixed, some
comfortable, others poor; the fairly comfortable, good ordinary wages; the... See more
(1889–99), hand-colored to show seven classes in the metropolis, street by street: the lowest
class, vicious, semi-criminal; the very poor, casual employment; the poor; the mixed, some
comfortable, others poor; the fairly comfortable, good ordinary wages; the... See more
https://exeter.academia.edu/RegeniaGagnier • Introduction: Boundaries in Theory and History
Moving from geographical boundaries of the state to the boundaries of identity, Connolly
considers a pluralized culture’s most sensitive political crux as “the tendency by established
identities to fundamentalize what they are by demonizing or rendering needy what they
are not” (1985 194), highlighting the ambiguity of boundaries, that they bond... See more
considers a pluralized culture’s most sensitive political crux as “the tendency by established
identities to fundamentalize what they are by demonizing or rendering needy what they
are not” (1985 194), highlighting the ambiguity of boundaries, that they bond... See more