Description |
xv, 292 p. : ill. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
The theory and practice of borders -- Which wars make the state and which states make war -- Preconditions to state building: making the case for comparison -- State building and state weakness before border fixity: Brandenburg-Prussia, Argentina, and Poland-Lithuania -- State building and state weakness in a fixed-borders world: Lebanon, Congo and Israel -- State weakness and international conflict in a fixed-borders world. |
Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
Subject |
Boundaries -- Political aspects.
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Nation-building.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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ISBN |
9780226031354 (cloth alk. paper) |
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9780226031361 (pbk. alk. paper) |
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0226031357 (cloth alk. paper) |
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0226031365 (pbk. alk. paper) |
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9780226031378 (electronic bk.) |
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