Cargando…
The cartographic state : maps, territory and the origins of sovereignty /
Why is today's world map filled with uniform states separated by linear boundaries? The answer to this question is central to our understanding of international politics, but the question is at the same time much more complex - and more revealing - than we might first think. This book examines...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2014.
|
| Colección: | Cambridge studies in international relations ;
127. |
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Why is today's world map filled with uniform states separated by linear boundaries? The answer to this question is central to our understanding of international politics, but the question is at the same time much more complex - and more revealing - than we might first think. This book examines the important but overlooked role played by cartography itself in the development of modern states. Drawing upon evidence from the history of cartography, peace treaties and political practices, the book reveals that early modern mapping dramatically altered key ideas and practices among both rulers and subjects, leading to the implementation of linear boundaries between states and centralized territorial rule within them. In his analysis of early modern innovations in the creation, distribution and use of maps, Branch explains how the relationship between mapping and the development of modern territories shapes our understanding of international politics today. |
|---|---|
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 219 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-208) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781461953821 1461953820 1107514169 9781107514164 1107502721 9781107502727 1139894765 9781139894760 1107499720 9781107499720 1107506565 9781107506565 1107497191 9781107497191 1107503841 9781107503847 1107516951 9781107516953 1139644378 9781139644372 |