ISBN:
9780226202570
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9780226202563
Language:
English
Pages:
xi, 493 Seiten
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Illustrationen
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als The Birth of Territory
DDC:
320.1/2
Keywords:
Political geography
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Geography, Ancient
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Geography, Medieval
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Territorium
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Politisches Denken
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Geschichte 400 v. Chr.-1700
Abstract:
Territory is one of the central political concepts of the modern world and, indeed, functions as the primary way the world is divided and controlled politically. Yet territory has not received the critical attention afforded to other crucial concepts such as sovereignty, rights, and justice. While territory continues to matter politically, and territorial disputes and arrangements are studied in detail, the concept of territory itself is often neglected today. Where did the idea of exclusive ownership of a portion of the earth's surface come from, and what kinds of complexities are hidden
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I; 1. The Polis and the Khora; 2. From Urbis to Imperium; Part II; 3. The Fracturing of the West; 4. The Reassertion of Empire; 5. The Pope's Two Swords; 6. Challenges to the Papacy; Part III; 7. The Rediscovery of Roman Law; 8. Renaissance and Reconnaissance; 9. The Extension of the State; Coda: Territory as a Political Technology; Notes; Index
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