02032nam a22003618a 4500 CR9781139644372 BD-DhUL 20170417164013.0 m|||||o||d|||||||| cr|||||||||||| 121205s1970||||enk s ||1 0|eng|d 9781139644372 (ebook) 9781107040960 (hardback) 9781107499720 (paperback) UkCbUP UkCbUP rda BD-DhUL GA201 .B69 2014 526.8 23 UNW United Nations World Cartography : Vol. X / United Nations New York : United Nations, 1970. 67 p. : 27 cm. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Depertment of technical co-operation for development. Why 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. Cartography International relations Territory, National Boundaries Print version: 9781107040960 ddc REF 183451 183451 0 0 ddc 0 526_800000000000000_UNW 0 REF 319599 DUL DUL UNC 2017-04-17 Gift 526.8 UNW D4733 2017-04-17 1 2017-04-17 REF