Political Frontiers and Boundaries

Cover
Half Title
Title page
Copyright Page
Original Title page
Original Copyright page
Dedication
Preface
Table of Contents
List of figures
1 Introduction
	Land boundaries
	Maritime boundaries
	A comparison of boundaries on land and sea
	Boundaries in the air
	References
2 Frontiers
	Settlement frontiers
	Political frontiers
	Frontiers in the Niger-Benue area
	References
3 The evolution of boundaries
	The onset and progress of boundary negotiations
	Aspects of boundary evolution
	Research on the evolution of boundaries
	Evolution in definition
	Evolution in position
	Evolution in state functions
	Evolution of the boundary between Mexico and the United States of America since 1847
	References
4 International boundary disputes
	Aspects of boundary disputes
	Types of boundary disputes
	Territorial boundary disputes
	Positional boundary disputes
	Functional boundary disputes
	Resource development disputes
	The rôle of maps in boundary disputes
	Conclusions
	References
5 Maritime boundaries
	The origin of national maritime claims
	National and international maritime zones
	The definition of the baseline
	The outer edge of the continental margin
	International maritime boundaries
	Conclusions
	References
6 Border landscapes
	Aspects of border landscapes
	Boundaries as features of the landscape
	Contrasting landscapes on opposite sides of the boundary
	The attitudes of border dwellers
	Borders and national policies
	Conclusions
	References
7 Europe
	The distinctive nature of boundary evolution in Europe
	The Congress of Vienna 1815
	The Congress of Berlin 1878
	The Treaty of Versailles 1919
	Boundary evolution after 1945
	The Danish-German boundary as an example of boundary evolution in Europe
	Conclusions
	References
8 The Americas
	North America
	Central and South America
	Contemporary boundary disputes
	Conclusions
	References
9 Asia
	The Russian sector from Vladivostok to Afghanistan
	The British sector from Afghanistan to Thailand
	The French sector between the Gulfs of Tongking and Thailand
	The Japanese sector in the Korean peninsula
	Conclusions
	References
10 Africa
	The evolution of Africa’s boundaries
	African boundary problems in the 1980s
	Conclusions
	References
11 The Middle East
	Boundary evolution in the northern region
	Boundary evolution in the southern region
	Conclusions
	References
12 Australia, Indonesia, and the islands of the South Pacific Ocean
	The boundary on New Guinea
	The boundaries on Timor
	The boundaries on Borneo
	Boundaries in the sea
	Present territorial problems
	Conclusions
	References
13 Antarctica
	British claims
	New Zealand’s claim
	Australian and French claims
	Norway’s claim
	Claims of Chile and Argentina
	International boundaries and the Antarctic Treaty
	Conclusions
	References
Index