Interesting article here: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/14/the-undiscovered-country/ (http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/14/the-undiscovered-country/) - about borders, and lack of them, in the modern world as well as the Asian region of Zomia. Good reading.
I agree...the world just feels very weird without Borders Bookstore. :'(
Quote from: Gusington on February 15, 2012, 01:07:26 PM
Interesting article here: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/14/the-undiscovered-country/ (http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/14/the-undiscovered-country/) - about borders, and lack of them, in the modern world as well as the Asian region of Zomia. Good reading.
Interesting concept. This is the first that I've ever heard of Zomia.
^Me too.
And Borders book store was a rip off, btw.
Thanks, Gus. I skimmed through it. Need to set some time aside to dig in deeper, but it looks good.
very interesting - I shared over at CSW.
You should post this to GN, too :)
Apparently the idea of Zomia has been around for five years...I know I've never heard of it.