Territory, globalization and international relations the cartographic reality of space
Introduction -- - The State of Territory -- - Reclaiming a Spatial Reality -- - The Cartographic Foundation of Territory -- - The Cartographic Formation of a Global World -- - The Cartographic Formation of Denmark -- - Conclusion.
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Basingstoke, New York
Palgrave Macmillan
2010
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Introduction -- - The State of Territory -- - Reclaiming a Spatial Reality -- - The Cartographic Foundation of Territory -- - The Cartographic Formation of a Global World -- - The Cartographic Formation of Denmark -- - Conclusion. This book addresses one of the core concepts across the social sciences: territory. Social theory has struggled to conceptualize territorial space in the nexus between the 'state' and 'global change'. This innovative book argues that the discussion of territorial change remains trapped within a dual tension between subjectivist and objectivist accounts of space, and a flawed dichotomy between global and territorial space. In order to address these problems, this book analyzes the history of cartography as a way to understand the nature of modern political space. From the 15th to the 17th century European cartography underwent a transformation establishing a new reality of space that conditioned the possibility of developing centralised sovereign territorial states within a unified global framework. This so-called modern cartography produced space as an autonomous sphere based on abstract mathematical principles. To understand the relationship between territory and globalisation we have to understand that both depend on a cartographic reality of space. This has profound implications for our understanding of political identity, changes associated with globalization, and explains why state territory has proven such a persistent dimension in global politics. -- Back cover |
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| Beschreibung: | Literaturangaben: Seite 162-175 |
| Beschreibung: | X, 183 Seiten Karten 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780230580831 978-0-230-58083-1 0230580831 0-230-58083-1 |