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The Birth of Territory (Hardcover, New)
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The Birth of Territory (Hardcover, New)
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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 behind that seemingly straightforward
definition? The Birth of Territory provides a detailed account of
the emergence of territory within Western political thought.
Looking at ancient, medieval, Renaissance, and early modern
thought, Stuart Elden examines the evolution of the concept of
territory from ancient Greece to the seventeenth century to
determine how we arrived at our contemporary understanding. Elden
addresses a range of historical, political, and literary texts and
practices, as well as a number of key players - historians, poets,
philosophers, theologians, and secular political theorists - and in
doing so sheds new light on the way the world came to be ordered
and how the earth's surface is divided, controlled, and
administered.
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