Malcolm Anderson is Professor of Politics and Director of International Social Sciences Institute, at the University of Edinburgh.

"Maps excellently portray different types of boundaries and transgressions ... Anderson has excellently illustrated the cartographic realities which add so much meaning to simple demarcating lines." Political Studies "Lucid survey ... Anderson has surveyed the major issues to do with state frontiers in the modern world. The book provides an excellent introduction to various special interests in frontiers." Democratization

• List of Maps. Introduction.1. The International Frontier in Historical and Theoretical Perspective.2. Self-Determination, Secession and Autonomy: European Cases of Boundary-Drawing.3. Themes in African and Asian Frontier Disputes.4. Boundaries within States: Size, Democracy and Service Provision.5. Frontiers and Migration.6. Uninhabited Zones and International Cooperation.Conclusion: The European Union and the Future of Frontiers.Notes.Bibliography.Index.

Malcolm Anderson is Professor of Politics and Director of International Social Sciences Institute, at the University of Edinburgh.

"Maps excellently portray different types of boundaries and transgressions ... Anderson has excellently illustrated the cartographic realities which add so much meaning to simple demarcating lines." Political Studies "Lucid survey ... Anderson has surveyed the major issues to do with state frontiers in the modern world. The book provides an excellent introduction to various special interests in frontiers." Democratization

• List of Maps. Introduction.1. The International Frontier in Historical and Theoretical Perspective.2. Self-Determination, Secession and Autonomy: European Cases of Boundary-Drawing.3. Themes in African and Asian Frontier Disputes.4. Boundaries within States: Size, Democracy and Service Provision.5. Frontiers and Migration.6. Uninhabited Zones and International Cooperation.Conclusion: The European Union and the Future of Frontiers.Notes.Bibliography.Index.