Territory : a short introduction / David Delaney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Delaney, David.

Series:

Short introductions to geography.

Short introductions to geography

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human geography.

Human territoriality.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (178 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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, socia

Contents:

Territory: a short introduction; Contents; List of Illustrations; Series Editors' Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Entering the Territory of Territory; Introduction; The Social Life of Territory; Practical Definitions and a Grammar of Territory; What Is Territory For?; Seeing Around and Through Territory; Concluding Remarks; 2 Disciplining and Undisciplining Territory; Introduction; Territory and its Disciplines; Deterritorializing the Disciplines; Concluding Remarks; 3 Human Territoriality and its Boundaries; Introduction; Overview; Beyond Human Territoriality; 4 Parsing Palisraelestine

IntroductionThe Unfolding of Sovereignties; Reconfiguring Property; The Israeli Territorial System of Control; Concluding Remarks; 5 Further Explorations; Books; Topical Works; Journals; The Internet; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-162) and index.

ISBN:

9786610286089

9781280286087

1280286083

9780470799390

0470799390

9780470773925

0470773928

9781405153058

1405153059

OCLC:

437159284