The Panama Canal / [edited] by Robert W. Aguirre.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Aguirre, Robert W.

Series:

International straits of the world ; v. 15.

International straits of the world ; v. 15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Canals, Interoceanic--History.

Canals, Interoceanic.

Environmental policy--Panama.

Environmental policy.

Environmental law--Panama.

Environmental law.

Panama Canal (Panama)--International status.

Panama Canal (Panama).

Panama Canal (Panama)--History.

Canal Zone.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (308 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden [Netherlands] ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The relationship between straits and interoceanic canals has always been ambiguous. Unlike straits, interoceanic canals are neither natural nor subject to a universal legal regime like the Law of the Sea. However, straits and interoceanic canals share comparable historical experiences due to their geographic similarities. Suspending interest in a purely legal analysis, The Panama Canal lets logic yield to experience and considers the Panama Canal as an “artificial strait.” The volume recasts the dynamic events that have changed the Panama Canal in the context of three interactive elements: environments, flows, and territoriality. Cleverly deciphering from history how changes in one element led to changes in another, The Panama Canal suggests a considerably new perspective for viewing the canal’s past and future.

Contents:

pt. 1. The environment of a strait

pt. 2. Flows through the environment

pt. 3. Territorality over flows through the environment.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-11941-2

9786613119414

90-474-3072-7

OCLC:

727948434

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004177284.i-294 DOI