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020			_a9781139644372 (ebook)
020			_z9781107040960 (hardback)
020			_z9781107499720 (paperback)
040			_aUkCbUP _cUkCbUP _erda _dBD-DhUL
050	0	0	_aGA201 _b.B69 2014
082	0	0	_a526.8 _223 _bUNW
110	2		_aUnited Nations
245	1	4	_aWorld Cartography : _bVol. XIII / _cUnited Nations
264		1	_aNew York : _bUnited Nations, _c1975.
300			_a67 p. : _c27 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
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	_aCartography
650		0	_aInternational relations
650		0	_aTerritory, National
650		0	_aBoundaries
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107040960
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