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Territory Beyond Terra

By Kimberley Peters , Elaine Stratford , Philip Steinberg

Book information

Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Year
2018
ISBN
1786600137, 9781786600134
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3516901 bytes)
Series
Geopolitical Bodies, Material Worlds
Pages
352\303
Time added
2023-08-24 08:46:10

Description

At the root of our understanding of territory is the concept of terra—land—a surface of fixed points with stable features that can be calculated, categorised, and controlled. But what of the many spaces on Earth that defy this simplistic characterisation: Oceans in which ‘places’ are continuously re-formed? Air that can never be fully contained? Watercourses that obtain their value by transcending boundaries? This book examines the politics of these spaces to shed light on the challenges of our increasingly dynamic world. Through a focus on the planet’s elements, environments, and edges, the contributors to Territory beyond Terra extend our understanding of territory to the dynamic, contentious spaces of contemporary politics.

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