Название: The Cartographic State: Maps, Territory, and the Origins of Sovereignty
Автор: Jordan Branch
Издательство: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107040965
Год: 2014
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 242
Для сайта: litgu.ru
Размер: 7,3 МБ
Язык: Английский
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.