[PDF.39gx] A Search for Sovereignty: Law and Geography in European Empires, 1400-1900

A Search for Sovereignty: Law and Geography in European Empires, 1400-1900

[PDF.xc96] A Search for Sovereignty: Law and Geography in European Empires, 1400-1900

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 | #137676 in Books |  Cambridge University Press |  2009-11-30 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.98 x.79 x5.98l,1.15 | File type: PDF | 358 pages

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||12 of 12 people found the following review helpful.| Iconoclastic but could be clearer|By S. Sherman|Lauren Benton uses deep historical research to undo the sense of sovereignty and colonial empires many readers may have derived from theoretical discussions of 'modernity', 'coloniality', and such. The standard image--again, derived more from theoretical debates than careful engagement with the historical record--is that Europe| |"Lauren Benton's book is sure to remap how we think about the geography of world history. Elegantly written, theoretically sophisticated, and impressively documented, this book challenges the common view of sovereignty as the result of spreading laws and exten

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 le...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.A Search for Sovereignty: Law and Geography in European Empires, 1400-1900   |  Lauren Benton. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.

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