The birth of territory /
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 t...
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
[2013]
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Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I; 1. The Polis and the Khora; 2. From Urbis to Imperium; Part II; 3. The Fracturing of the West; 4. The Reassertion of Empire; 5. The Pope's Two Swords; 6. Challenges to the Papacy; Part III; 7. The Rediscovery of Roman Law; 8. Renaissance and Reconnaissance; 9. The Extension of the State; Coda: Territory as a Political Technology; Notes; Index.