David Delaney 
Territory [PDF ebook] 
A Short Introduction

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.

Tabela de Conteúdo

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.

Sobre o autor

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).