African boundaries and their interpreters

African states & their boundaries have been a long-running research theme on the continent. The re-opening of the debate over African boundaries is important for theoretical & practical reasons. The purpose of this essay is to engage in recent trajectories of the African boundary discourse,...

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Published in:Geopolitics 1999-10, Vol.4 (2), p.180-198
Main Author: Ramutsindela, Maano
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Africa
Borders
Colonial history
Colonialism
Decolonization
Organization of space
Post-colonial government
Postcolonialism
State
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Summary:African states & their boundaries have been a long-running research theme on the continent. The re-opening of the debate over African boundaries is important for theoretical & practical reasons. The purpose of this essay is to engage in recent trajectories of the African boundary discourse, & to debate alternative ways of looking at the future of hitherto colonially inscribed boundaries. I argue that priority in the colonizing of the African map should be given to changing the character of colonial boundaries rather than their physical appearance. 1 Table, 3 Figures. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:1465-0045
1557-3028
DOI:10.1080/14650049908407646