Other Publications

A curated collection of essential books and articles on African borders, boundary-making, and territorial sovereignty.

7

Selected Books

8

Journal Articles

15+

Total Resources

Selected Books on Borders

Book
African Boundaries, a Legal and Diplomatic Encyclopaedia
Ian Brownlie, with Ian R. Burns C. Hurst & Co. / University of California Press 1979
Book
The Map of Africa by Treaty
Sir Edward Hertslet, Richard William Brant, Harry Leslie Sherwood H. M. Stationery Office, Harrison and Sons, London 1909
Book
International Boundaries of East Africa
A. C. McEwen Clarendon Press, Oxford 1971
Book
Political Frontiers and Boundary Making
T. H. Holdich London 1916
Book
The Cartographic State: Maps, Territory and the Origins of Sovereignty
Jordan Branch Cambridge University Press, New York 2014
Book
Rethinking Maps: New Frontiers in Cartographic Theory
Martin Dodge, Rob Kitchen, C. R. Perkins Routledge, New York 2011
Book
African Boundaries: Barriers, Conduits and Opportunities
Edited by Paul Nugent and A.I. Asiwaju Bloomsbury Publishing, London 1996

Selected Journal Articles on Borders

Journal Article
Resources and Border Disputes in Eastern Africa
Wafula Okumu Journal of Eastern African Studies, Vol. 4, Issue 2 2010
Journal Article
The Purpose and Functions of International Boundaries: With Specific Reference to Africa
Wafula Okumu African Union Handbook on Delimitation and Demarcation 2010
Journal Article
The Nature of African Boundaries
Adekunle Ajala Africa Spectrum, Vol. 18, No. 2 1983
Journal Article
Africa's Political Boundaries: Colonial Cartography, the OAU, and the Advisability of Ethno-National Adjustment
Emmanuel N. Amadife and James W. Warhola International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society, Vol. 6, No. 4 1993
Journal Article
African Boundaries and Their Interpreters
Maano Ramutsindela Geopolitics, Vol. 4, Issue 2, pp. 180–198 1999
Journal Article
The Creation and Maintenance of National Boundaries in Africa
Jeffrey Herbst International Organization, Vol. 43, Issue 4 1989
Journal Article
Lines upon Maps: Africa and the Sanctity of African Boundaries
Garth Abraham African Journal of International and Comparative Law, Vol. 15, No. 1 2007
Journal Article
Why Redraw the Map of Africa: A Moral and Legal Inquiry
Makau wa Mutua Michigan Journal of International Law, Vol. 16, Issue 4 1995