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20% Discount with this Flyer SOC19 The Gambia-SenegalBorder Issues in Regional Integration Mariama Khan Series: Routledge Borderlands Studies This book interrogates the validity of longstanding claims that Gambians and Senegalese are "one" people in two countries and explores how that claim intersects with the politics and development needs of the two countries. This book's skilful exploration of intersecting macro-level and micro-level relations in the Senegambia region will be of interest to scholars of African politics, regional studies, international development, and border studies. 20% Discount Available - enter the code 40$ at checkout* May 2019: 234x156: 226pp 12 illustrations Hb: 978-1-138-38786-7 | £92.00 )C]b * Offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer or discount and only applies to books purchased directly via our website. F#PPL] For more details, or to request a copy for review, please contact: pages.email.taylorandfrancis.com/review-copy-request TABLE OF CONTENTS: *OUIJTJOTJHIUGVMBOEDPNQFMMJOHCPPL ,IBOPGGFSTBOVBODFEFYBNJOBUJPOPGUIF DPOUFOUJPVTCPSEFSCFUXFFOUIF(BNCJBBOE4FOFHBM.VDIDBOCFHMFBOFEGSPN Introduction SFBEJOHIFSBDDPVOUJOUIJTHSPVOECSFBLJOHBOBMZTJT"GSJDBOQPMJUJDTJTSFQMFUFXJUI QSPCMFNBUJDCPSEFSTUIBUXFSFEFGJOFEBSCJUSBSJMZBOEVOFWFOMZCZ&VSPQFBO 1. The Politics of Senegambian KinshipDiscourses DPORVFTU*OUIJTDBTFTUVEZPGBOBSFBUIBUIBTCSPVHIUNVDIQPMJUJDBMGPDVT ,IBO 2. The Political and Economic Context of theGambia- EFGUMZOBWJHBUFTUIFUFSSBJOXJUIQSFDJTJPOUIBUXJMMDSFBUFBMBTUJOHEJBMPHVFJO"GSJDBO Senegal Border 4UVEJFTDPVSTFT.BSL$ISJTUJBO 1SPGFTTPS$IBJS %FQBSUNFOUPG"GSJDBOB 4UVEJFT -FINBO$PMMFHFo$JUZ6OJWFSTJUZPG/FX:PSL 64" 3. Transport, Cross-Border Practicesand Interstate Political Relations 5IJTCPPLFYBNJOFTJTTVFTPGDSPTTCPSEFSUSBEF USBOTQPSU BOESFMJHJPVTOFUXPSLT JO 4. Politics and theDisintegration of the Common Transport UIF4FOFHBM(BNCJBCPSEFSMBOET CPUIJOUIFNTFMWFTBOEJOSFMBUJPOUPQPMJUJDP Newtwork,2000-2015 FDPOPNJDEFWFMPQNFOU,JOTIJQOPUJPOTBSFVTFEUPJOWFTUJHBUFIPXDVMUVSFBOE MBOHVBHFBGGFDUJOUFSTUBUFSFMBUJPOT5IFTUVEZDPOUSJCVUFTTJHOJGJDBOUMZUPUIFTDBSDF 5. Tactics for Survival: Jakarta, Civil Society andthe Media TVQQMZPGQVCMJTIFESFTFBSDIPOUIFTFJTTVFT*UJTIFBWJMZFNQJSJDBM UIFSFCZSFWFBMJOH 6. Cross-Border Trade and the Gambia-SenegalRelations OFXQFSTQFDUJWFTBOEOFXBSFBTGPSGVSUIFSSFTFBSDI*UJTSFGSFTIJOH+FHHBO$ 4FOHIPS 6OJWFSTJUZPG-POEPO 6, 7. Senegambia's Talibee Networks, the State andCross- Border Exchange .BSJBNB,IBOPGGFSTJOTJHIUBOEMPOHFYQFSJFODF GSPNWBSJFEBOHMFT POBOBUJPO 8. Conclusion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or more information visit: www.routledge.com/9781138387867 .

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