A search for sovereignty
law and geography in European Empires, 1400--1900
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Author
Publication
2010 - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge [UK, England
Language
English
Word Count
89,000 words, Guess
Page Count
356 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-139780521707435
- ISBN-139780521881050
- ISBN-100521707439
- ISBN-100521881056
- LibraryThing9263098
and 5 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2009015844
- OCLC Control Number318645910
- Better World Books9780521881050
- Better World Books9780521707435
- Open LibraryOL23208216M
Classifications
- DDC341.4/2
- LCCKJC1337 .B46 2010
- LCCKJC1337.B46 2010
and 1 more
- LCCK487.G45 B46 2010x
Description
"A Search for Sovereignty maps a new approach to world history by examining the relation of law and geography in European empires between 1400 and 1900. Lauren Benton argues that Europeans imagined imperial space as networks of corridors and enclaves, and that they constructed sovereignty in ways that merged ideas about geography and law. Conflicts over treason, piracy, convict transportation, martial law, and crime created irregular spaces of law, while also attaching legal meanings to familiar geographic categories such as rivers, oceans, islands, and mountains. The resulting legal and spatial anomalies influenced debates about imperial constitutions and international law both in the colonies and at home. This original study changes our understanding of empire and its legacies and opens new perspectives on the global history of law."--
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