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020 _a9781139644372 (ebook)
020 _z9781107040960 (hardback)
020 _z9781107499720 (paperback)
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050 0 0 _aGA201
_b.B69 2014
082 0 0 _a320.1/5
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100 1 _aBranch, Jordan,
_eauthor.
245 1 4 _aThe Cartographic State : Maps, Territory, and the Origins of Sovereignty /
_cJordan Branch.
_h[electronic resource]
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2013.
300 _a1 online resource (242 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 0 _aCambridge Studies in International Relations ;
_vno. 127
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015).
520 _aWhy 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.
650 0 _aSovereignty
650 0 _aInternational relations
650 0 _aTerritory, National
650 0 _aBoundaries
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9781107040960
830 0 _aCambridge Studies in International Relations ;
_vno. 127.
856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139644372
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