Constructing and Representing Territory in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe

Bys: Damen, Mario, Overlaet, Kim, Hardy, Duncan, et al.

In recent political and legal history, scholars seldom specify how and why they use the concept of territory. In research on state-formation processes and nation building, for instance, the term mostly designates an enclosed geographical area ruled by a central government. Inspired by ideas from political geographers, this book explores the layered and constantly changing meanings of territory in late medieval and early modern Europe before cartography...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9463726136
• ISBN13: 9789463726139
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
• Length: 366 Pages