From hierarchy to anarchy : territory and politics before Westphalia
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From hierarchy to anarchy : territory and politics before Westphalia
(Palgrave Macmillan series on the history of international thought)
Palgrave Macmillan, 2010
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
This book considers the rise of territoriality in international relations. Larkins takes the reader on a tour that moves from the mental horizons of Medieval European thought to the Renaissance. The end product is a theoretical and historical account of a momentous transformation that ultimately gives rise to the territorial state.
Table of Contents
Territoriality, Westphalia and International Relations International Relations, Political Theory and the Territorial State Theorising Territoriality: Discourse, Culture, History Hierarchy, Order and Space in the Medieval World Christendom, Hierarchy and Medieval Political Discourse The Renaissance Critique of Hierarchy Machiavelli, Territoriality and Lo Stato Picturing Renaissance Territoriality The Renaissance Territorialisation of International Society
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