02366nam a22003858a 4500 CR9781139644372 UkCbUP 20180107143410.0 m|||||o||d|||||||| cr|||||||||||| 121205s2013||||enk s ||1 0|eng|d 9781139644372 (ebook) 9781107040960 (hardback) 9781107499720 (paperback) UkCbUP UkCbUP rda GA201 .B69 2014 320.1/5 23 Branch, Jordan, author. The Cartographic State : Maps, Territory, and the Origins of Sovereignty / [electronic resource] Jordan Branch. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013. 1 online resource (242 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Cambridge Studies in International Relations ; no. 127 Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015). 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. Sovereignty International relations Territory, National Boundaries Print version: 9781107040960 Cambridge Studies in International Relations ; no. 127. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139644372 Cambridge Books Online 236368 236368