01976nam a22003378a 4500001001600000003000800016005001700024006001900041007001500060008004100075020002600116020002900142020003000171040003300201050002200234082001900256110001900275245005000294264003900344300002100383336002600404337002600430338003600456490005800492520097000550650001601520650002801536650002401564650001501588776003501603CR9781139644372BD-DhUL20170417164013.0m|||||o||d||||||||cr||||||||||||121205s1970||||enk     s     ||1 0|eng|d  a9781139644372 (ebook)  z9781107040960 (hardback)  z9781107499720 (paperback)  aUkCbUPcUkCbUPerdadBD-DhUL00aGA201 b.B69 201400a526.8223bUNW2 aUnited Nations14aWorld Cartography :bVol. X /cUnited Nations 1aNew York :bUnited Nations,c1970.  a67 p. :c27 cm.   atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier 0aDepertment of technical co-operation for development.  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. 0aCartography 0aInternational relations 0aTerritory, National 0aBoundaries08iPrint version: z9781107040960