Territory: A short introduction (Short Introductions to Geography) - Softcover

Delaney, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1405118326 ISBN 13: 9781405118323

Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell, 2005

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This short introduction conveys the complexities associated with the term "territory" in a clear and accessible manner. It surveys the field and brings theory to ground in the case of Palestine.

• A clear and accessible introduction to the complexities associated with the term "territory".
• Provides an interdisciplinary survey of the many strands of research in the field.
• Addresses specific areas including interpretations of territorial structures; the relationship between territoriality and scale; the validity and fluidity of territory; and the practical, social processes associated with territorial re-configurations.
• Stresses that our understanding of territory is inseparable from our understanding of power.
• Uses Israel/Palestine as an extended illustrative case study.
• The author’s strong legal and geographical background gives the work an authoritative perspective.

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David Delaney teaches in the Department of Law, Jurisprudence and Social Thought at Amherst College. He is the author of Race, Place and the Law: 1836–1948 (1998) and Law and Nature (2003), and co-editor of The Legal Geographies Reader (Blackwell, 2001).

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This short introduction conveys the complexities associated with the term "territory" in a clear and accessible manner, and provides an interdisciplinary survey of the many strands of research in the field. Specific areas addressed include: interpretations of territorial structures; the relationship between territoriality and scale; the validity and fluidity of territory; and the practical social processes associated with territorial re-configurations.

David Delaney stresses that how we understand territory is inseparable from our understanding of power, including political power, economic power, and cultural power. In making sense of territory in this way, he presents an overview of how territory is understood across a range of perspectives. He also offers a close, critical reading of Robert Sack’s classic work, Human Territoriality: Its Theory and History. In an extended illustrative case study, the book explores how territoriality has unfolded in the context of Israel/Palestine.

David Delaney stresses that how we understand territory is inseparable from our understanding of power, including political power, economic power, and cultural power. In making sense of territory in this way, he presents an overview of how territory is understood across a range of perspectives. He also offers a close, critical reading of Robert Sack’s classic work, Human Territoriality: Its Theory and History. In an extended illustrative case study, the book explores how territoriality has unfolded in the context of Israel/Palestine.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1405118326
• ISBN 13: 9781405118323
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 178
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