Territory
A Short Introduction
Published on 8. May 2008
176 pages
978-1-4051-5305-8 (ISBN)
Description
This short introduction conveys the complexities associated withthe term "territory" in a clear and accessible manner. It surveysthe field and brings theory to ground in the case ofPalestine.
* * A clear and accessible introduction to the complexitiesassociated with the term "territory".
* Provides an interdisciplinary survey of the many strands ofresearch in the field.
* Addresses specific areas including interpretations ofterritorial structures; the relationship between territoriality andscale; the validity and fluidity of territory; and the practical,social processes associated with territorialre-configurations.
* Stresses that our understanding of territory is inseparablefrom our understanding of power.
* Uses Israel/Palestine as an extended illustrative casestudy.
* The author's strong legal and geographical backgroundgives the work an authoritative perspective.
Reviews / Votes
"This book is a brilliant, accessible excursion through the manydimensions of a key aspect of social space. Delaney weaves togetherprovocative illustrations, detailed case studies, and an originaltheoretical synthesis in order to track the many ways in whichterritory structures our everyday lives. Thanks to Delaney'slucid writing style and his broad, interdisciplinary expertise, thebook will be a tremendously useful resource for students at alllevels." --Neil Brenner, New York University "Dividing ourselves up into territories is a pervasive butremarkably ill-understood feature of human life. This booksuccinctly and expertly explores why territory matters and surveysthe ways in which we can better understand it." --John Agnew, University of California, Los AngelesMore details
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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).
Content
List of Illustrations.
Series Editors' Preface.
Acknowledgments.
1 Entering the Territory of Territory.
2 Disciplining and Undisciplining Territory.
3 Human Territoriality and its Boundaries.
4 Parsing Palisraelestine.
5: Further Explorations.
Bibliography.
Index.
