Belonging Across Borders

Transnational Practices in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-0-19-286749-0
Verlag: Hurst & Co.

Buch, Englisch, 360 Seiten, Format (B × H): 149 mm x 223 mm, Gewicht: 703 g

Reihe: Studies of the German Historical Institute, London

Borders and belonging are of immense importance as borders are being (re)defined, strengthened, or weakened all around the globe. Brexit, the proposed wall between the USA and Mexico, the India-Pakistan border-the drawing of social and spatial boundaries is at the heart of many current debates, as is the question of what it means to 'belong' somewhere. Unlike the main body of literature, Belonging Across Borders argues that processes which occurred before
and beyond the nation state also influence inclusion and exclusion. Focusing on practices and historical subjects, it re-evaluates historical sources and goes beyond the existing research to look at the interplay between different reference points (empire, nation, and region) and at individuals, exploring
borders as both territorial and social boundaries. This approach is in line with recent calls to expand border studies by adding a historical perspective and using new methodologies and theories. Geographers and anthropologists have been studying this topic for decades and have produced a range of inspiring research. However, a more historical perspective is also needed: first, to emphasize the existence of different types of borders, bordering, and border actors through historical case
studies; second, to underscore the historical specificity of border practices; and third, to highlight their dependence on historical contexts. Belonging Across Borders breaks new ground by applying the concept of belonging to historical studies on borders, empires, nations, and regions. It also links
borders and belonging to individual historical actors and their practices, not just to institutions or social groups.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Harders, Levke

Schnicke, Falko

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Dr Levke Harders is Professor of Gender History at the University of Innsbruck. She is currently working on a book project entitled Narratives of Foreignness and Belonging: Migration as a Discursive Process in Western European Border Regions (1815-1871) funded by the German Research Foundation. From 2008 to 2021 she worked at the University of Bielefeld. Dr Harders studied German literature, history, and gender studies, and in 2011 she obtained her Ph.D.
with a dissertation on American studies. She has also published on the theory of biography and on gender history. Dr Harders writes about her migration project and her other fields of research on her blog 'Migration and Belonging'.

Dr Falko Schnicke is Senior Lecturer in Modern History at the Johannes Kepler University Linz. He specializes in nineteenth and twentieth-century German, British, and international history and has published widely on these topics.