1st Edition

Eurasian Corridors of Interconnection From the South China to the Caspian Sea

Edited By Susan M. Walcott, Corey Johnson Copyright 2014
192 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

182 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Connectivity, as well as conflict, characterizes Eurasia. This edited volume explores dynamic geopolitical and geo-economic links reconfiguring spaces from the eastern edge of Europe through the western edge of Asia, seeking explanation beyond description. The ancient Silk Road tied together space, much as pipelines, railroads, telecommunications infrastructure, and similar cultural and... Read more

1. Introduction: A Conceptual Overview  Susan M. Walcott and Corey Johnson  2. Creating a Border Between China and Vietnam  James Adams Anderson  3. Himalayan Hinterlands: Highland Axis of Asia  Susan M. Walcott  4. Where Inner Asia Meets Outer China: the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China  Stanley W. Toops  5. Russian Repositioning: Mobilities and the Eurasian Regional Concept  Alexander C. Diener  6. Geographies of Obdurate Infrastructure in Eurasia: The Case of Natural Gas  Corey Johnson  7. Islam as a Source of Unity and Division in Eurasia  Matthew Derrick  8. Conclusion: Middle Ground  Corey Johnson and Susan M. Walcott

Biography

Susan M. Walcott is Professor of Geography at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
 
Corey Johnson is Assistant Professor of Geography at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.