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Introduction -- Part I. Taking Identity Too Seriously: Against The Desert Island Model Of Territorial Politics -- The Desert Island Model Of Territorial Politics -- What Do Borders Divide? Peoples, Places, Jurisdictions -- Democratic Legitimacy And The Vicious Circle Of People And Territory -- Natural Borders: From The Natural Boundaries Of States To Ecological Accounts Of Territory -- Part Ii. Taking Place Seriously: For The Watershed Model Of Territorial Politics -- The Topian Tradition: A Forgotten Alternative To Utopianism -- How Place-specific Duties Make Borders Morally Relevant -- The Watershed: A (not So) New Model For Territories And Border Placement -- Part Iii. The Morality Of Border Politics In The Real World: Applying The Watershed Model -- Grounds Of Border Control And Shared Border Governance -- Immigration: Rights Based On Presence Rather Than Identity -- Sharing Ecosystems: Rivers As An Example Of Transborder Resource Use And Cooperation -- What Is Wrong With Border Walls? Paulina Ochoa Espejo. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Oxford Available Via World Wide Web.