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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Khan, Mariama (1977-....). Auteur du texte
Titre(s) : The Gambia-Senegal border [Texte imprimé] : issues in regional integration / Mariama Khan
Publication : Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019
Description matérielle : 225 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Collection : Routledge borderlands studies
Lien à la collection : Routledge borderlands studies
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"This book interrogates the validity of longstanding claims that Gambians and Senegalese
are "one" people in two countries and explores how that claim intersects with the
politics and development needs of the two countries. Half a century after independence,
proponents of Senegambian unification continue to campaign on the basis of the long
standing social, cultural and religious ties between Africa's smallest country, The
Gambia, and Senegal, the much larger country which almost entirely encircles it. The
border between the two former British and French colonies remains one of the starkest
examples of colonial geographical bartering, and it continues to serve a dual function
as a bridge and a barrier in the social, political and economic relations of the two
countries. The book investigates how the two states are constantly pulled between
impulses of cooperation and de-escalation, and a competitive intimacy that disregards
kinship ties and re-activates tensions. In particular, the book shows how these interstate
dynamics play out across the border itself, where indigenous ideas of relatedness
are reflected in the cross-border transport and trade sectors, and in the religious
networks that straddle the two countries. This book's skilful exploration of intersecting
macro-level and micro-level relations in the Senegambia region will be of interest
to scholars of African politics, regional studies, international development, and
border studies"
Sujet(s) : Frontières -- Sénégal
Frontières -- Gambie
Relations -- Gambie -- Sénégal
Relations -- Sénégal -- Gambie
Indice(s) Dewey : 303.482 6 (23e éd.) = Contact entre les cultures - Afrique
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781138387867. - ISBN 113838786X. - ISBN 9780429426018 (erroné). - ISBN 9780429759697 (erroné). - ISBN 9780429759703 (erroné). - ISBN 9780429759680 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb457571847
Notice n° :
FRBNF45757184
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