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Tags: SQUATTERS; POLICE; PUBLIC lands; BOUNDARY disputes; VILLAGES; COMMUNISM
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- Disputing Wilderness on the Canadian-American Frontier The Case of Glacier Bay National Park. Kurtz, Rick S. // Journal of the West;Winter2004, Vol. 43 Issue 1, p67
Discusses the consequences of cross-boundary confrontations between the U.S. and Canada on the Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. Recommendation of the Ecological Society of America to establish the Glacier Bay as a national park in 1923; Effect of the Canadian-Alaskan boundary dispute on...
- SCENES FROM THE SQUATTING LIFE. Weber, Peter // National Review;2/27/1987, Vol. 39 Issue 3, p28
Relates the author's insights on squatting in New York City. Blocks of abandoned buildings in the Lower East Side claimed by squatters; Squatter's claiming of the buildings for their own; Tendency of squatters toward ideology or inverted class snobbery; Possible factors that contribute to the...
- BORDER DISPUTE BETWEEN CROATIA AND SLOVENIA ALONG THE LOWER REACHES OF THE DRAGONJA RIVER. Pipan, Primo� // Geografski Zbornik / Acta Geographica Slovenica;2008, Vol. 48 Issue 1, p331
The paper discusses border dispute between Croatia and Slovenia along the lower reaches of the Dragonja River, acute since the two countries gained independence in 1991. It is the most hotly contested border dispute point between the two countries except for the maritime border in Bay of Piran....
- FORCED OUT FEELING OF LOST HOPE. Flamm, Mikel // UN Chronicle;Sep-Nov2006, Vol. 43 Issue 3, p58
The article focuses on the residents of a squatter community who were forced to leave a particular area in Cambodia. They waited in cramped temporary tents made of plastic sheeting and bamboo poles for the chance to load up their belongings onto the transport trucks that would take them to the...
- Middle Class Neighbourhoods or 'African Kraals'? The Impact of Informal Settlements and Vagrants on Post-Apartheid White Identity. // Urban Forum;Jan-Mar2004, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p48
Examines the generally hostile response by many white people to the arrival of informal settlements and vagrants who are portrayed as a threat to the formal neighborhood in post-apartheid South Africa. Examination of the role of race and racism as a motivating force in segregation; Argument that...
- Crisis in Indo-China. // America;8/27/1949, Vol. 81 Issue 21, p556
The article focuses on the government policy of the U.S. involving the crisis in Indo-China. It discusses the dangers posed by the Soviet-inspired-and-directed Chinese communist expansion into Southeast Asia. Proposals for bringing peace and security in the Indo-China area from various...
- Tensions Escalate Over Kashmir. // Emerging Markets Monitor;3/31/2003, Vol. 8 Issue 48, p1
Reports that Pakistan and India test fire short-range surface to surface nuclear-capable missiles on March 2, 2003, upping tensions which have been stoked by problems in the disputed territory of Kashmir. Reason for the expulsion of Jalil Abbas Jilani, Pakistan's acting high commissioner in New...
- South China Sea: More than just exotic. Weidenbaum, Murray // Christian Science Monitor;12/19/96, Vol. 89 Issue 18, p19
Reports that a territorial dispute in the South China Sea could provide the spark to ignite a regional conflagration. Location of South China Sea; Terms in the Law of the Sea Treaty; Reason China is taking an active interest in the 60 Spratly Islands; Naval expansion in nations in the area;...
- New challenges on horizon for Sudan. Lewis, Christina S. N. // National Catholic Reporter;2/4/2011, Vol. 47 Issue 8, p9
The article focuses on the boundary division dispute issue encountered by both government officials and citizens in Sudan.
