Boundaries in Time and Space: Spanish “Minor Sovereign Territories

This paper studies the evolution of the border functionality of the moroccan-spanish border, one of the most complicated, thought-provoking boundaries in today’s world, being the only european frontier in africa. among the spanish-moroccan border areas, the focal point of this analysis are the spani...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Calderón Vázquez, Francisco José
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:México
Institución:EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA NORTE
Repositorio:Frontera Norte
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.colef.mx:article/558
Acceso en línea:https://fronteranorte.colef.mx/index.php/fronteranorte/article/view/558
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:borders
border functionality
north/south boundaries
mediterranean conflicts
moroccan-spanish border
fronteras
funcionalidad fronteriza
fronteras Norte-Sur
conflictos mediterráneos
frontera hispano-marroquí
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Sumario:This paper studies the evolution of the border functionality of the moroccan-spanish border, one of the most complicated, thought-provoking boundaries in today’s world, being the only european frontier in africa. among the spanish-moroccan border areas, the focal point of this analysis are the spanish “minor sovereign territories”, a set of small border islands that perfectly embody the fluctuations of history in the mediterranean basin and their reflection in the life and functions of borderland territories and their peoples.