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.
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