02335nam a22003738a 4500001001600000003000700016005001700023006001900040007001500059008004100074020002600115020002900141020003000170040002400200050002200224082001600246100002900262245011800291264005200409300005900461336002600520337002600546338003600572490006000608500007300668520097000741650001601711650002801727650002401755650001501779776003501794830006101829856007101890CR9781139644372UkCbUP20180107143410.0m|||||o||d||||||||cr||||||||||||121205s2013||||enk     s     ||1 0|eng|d  a9781139644372 (ebook)  z9781107040960 (hardback)  z9781107499720 (paperback)  aUkCbUPcUkCbUPerda00aGA201 b.B69 201400a320.1/52231 aBranch, Jordan,eauthor.14aThe Cartographic State :bMaps, Territory, and the Origins of Sovereignty / [electronic resource]cJordan Branch. 1aCambridge :bCambridge University Press,c2013.  a1 online resource (242 pages) :bdigital, PDF file(s).  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier0 aCambridge Studies in International Relations ;vno. 127  aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015).  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. 0aSovereignty 0aInternational relations 0aTerritory, National 0aBoundaries08iPrint version: z9781107040960 0aCambridge Studies in International Relations ;vno. 127.40uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139644372zCambridge Books Online