The Birth of Territory (9780226041285)

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 territory continues to matter politically, and territorial disputes and arrangements are studied in detail, the concept of territory itself is often neglected today. Where did the idea of exclusive ownership of a portion of the earthOCOs surface come from, and what kinds of complexities are hidden behind that seemingly straightforward definition?aaaaaaaaaaa"The Birth of Territory" provides a detailed account of the emergence of territory within Western political thought. Looking at ancient, medieval, Renaissance, and early modern thought, Stuart Elden examines the evolution of the concept of territory from ancient Greece to the seventeenth century to determine how we arrived at our contemporary understanding. Elden addresses a range of historical, political, and literary texts and practices, as well as a number of key playersOCohistorians, poets, philosophers, theologians, and secular political theoristsOCoand in doing so sheds new light on the way the world came to be ordered and how the earthOCOs surface is divided, controlled, and administered."

Product details

• Publication date 14 May 2014
• Publisher The University of Chicago Press
• Imprint University of Chicago Press
• Publication City/Country United States
• ISBN10 022604128X
• ISBN13 9780226041285

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