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Borders understanding the lines that unite and separate us

"Borders map out cities, countries, territories. They are established across land and sea and sky. Some are flexible, and some seem impenetrable, but all borders are more than just geography. When were today's boundaries created? Who created them and why? And how do these lines affect the culture, e...

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Main Authors: Ressouni-Demigneux, Karim (Author), Maincent, Karine (Author)
Other Authors: McCalmont, Johanna (Translator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
French
Published: San Francisco, CA : Blue Dot Kids Press, 2026.
Subjects:
Political geography > Juvenile nonfiction.
Boundaries > Juvenile nonfiction.
Human beings > Juvenile nonfiction.
Writing > History > Juvenile nonfiction.
Tourist maps > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Table of Contents:
  • What are borders?
  • Homo Sapiens, an animal that knows no bounds
  • Natural borders
  • The first fortifications
  • The birth of empires
  • Regional borders
  • Conquering territories
  • Cartography-drawing borders
  • The geometry of colonialism
  • Temporary borders
  • Checkpoint charlie
  • Walls that seperate
  • Wacky borders
  • At sea, the rules are different
  • Sea territories -near, far, and new
  • Border checkpoints
  • Airports
  • Time zones-distorting time
  • Living on the border
  • Straddling the line
  • Passports and visas
  • Crossing borders
  • Leaving home-migration
  • Action without borders
  • The special case of the European Union
  • Borders in space
  • Environmental and climate change
  • A border-free space
  • Beyond borders

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