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Eurasian Corridors of Interconnection Connectivity, as well as confl ict, characterizes Eurasia. This edited volume explores dynamic geopolitical and geo-economic links reconfi guring 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 simi- lar cultural and constructed links ease the mobility of people and products in modern Eurasia. This book considers Eurasia along an interlinked cor- ridor, with chapters illustrating the connections as a discussion foundation focusing on the shared interactions of a set of nation states through time and across space, generating more positive considerations of the resurgently important region of Eurasia. China’s interests fall into three chapters: the southeastern border with Vietnam, the southwestern Himalayan edge, and the western Muslim regions. Russia’s recovery relates events to a larger landmass context and focuses on the importance of historic mobility. A geo-history of the Caspian considers this petroleum-rich area as a zone of cultural and economic interconnection. The fi nal focus on Central Asia treats the traditional heart of “Eurasia”. The concluding chapter pulls together strands linking subregions for a new concept of “Eurasia” as an area linked by vital interests and overlapping histories. 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. 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Walcott and Corey Johnson to be identified as the authors of the editorial material, and of the authors for their individual chapters, has been asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Eurasian corridors of interconnection : from the South China to the Caspian Sea / edited by Susan M. Walcott and Corey Johnson. pages cm. — (Routledge advances in geography ; 10) Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Eurasia—History. 2. Eurasia—Geography. 3. Eurasia—Politics and government. 4. Geopolitics—Eurasia. I. Walcott, Susan M., 1949– DS5.E87 2014 950—dc23 2013027362 ISBN13: 978-0-415-85771-0 (hbk) ISBN13: 978-0-203-79644-3 (ebk) Typeset in Sabon by IBT Global. This page intentionally left blank Contents List of Figures vii List of Tables ix 1 Introduction: A Conceptual Overview 1 SUSAN M. WALCOTT AND COREY JOHNSON 2 Creating a Border Between China and Vietnam 15 JAMES ADAMS ANDERSON 3 Himalayan Hinterlands: Highland Axis of Asia 33 SUSAN M. WALCOTT 4 Where Inner Asia Meets Outer China: The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China 49 STANLEY W. TOOPS 5 Russian Repositioning: Mobilities and the Eurasian Regional Concept 72 ALEXANDER C. DIENER 6 Geographies of Obdurate Infrastructure in Eurasia: The Case of Natural Gas 110 COREY JOHNSON 7 Islam as a Source of Unity and Division in Eurasia 130 MATTHEW DERRICK 8 Conclusion: Middle Ground 157 COREY JOHNSON AND SUSAN M. WALCOTT Contributors 169 Index 171 Figures 1.1 Various boundaries previously proposed for Eurasia, including Central Asia, CIS, and former Soviet satellites. 4 1.2 Core areas of reconceptualized Eurasia, broader area of interlinkages spanning South China to the Caspian Sea. 7 1.3 Demographic Eurasia, circa 1 AD. 10 2.1 Sino–Vietnamese frontier region. 18 3.1 Mt. Everest within the Himalayan massif, from Katmandu to Paro, Bhutan. 33 3.2 Map of Himalayan physical and political major features. 36 4.1 Xinjiang regional map. 51 4.2 Xinjiang population, 2010. 60 4.3 Xinjiang minority population percentage, 2010. 66 5.1 Map of the Russian Empire. 79 5.2 Central Eurasia Transit Network. 94 6.1 Map of INOGATE countries. 120 6.2 Map of main natural gas pipelines linking western Eurasia. 125 This page intentionally left blank Tables 1.1 Sample Timeline of Major Events Shaping Eurasia 11 3.1 Demographic Comparison 36 3.2 Economic Composition Comparison 41 4.1 Contested Histories 52 4.2 Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 61 4.3 Population by District in Xinjiang in 2010 63 4.4a Population by Minzu (Ethnicity) and District in Xinxiang, 2010 65 4.4b Population by Minzu (Ethnicity) and District in Xinxiang, 2010 66
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