Territory: New Trajectories in Law (New Trajectories in Law)

Synopsis

This book introduces readers to the concept of territory as it applies to law while demonstrating the particular work that territory does in organizing property relations. Territories can be found in all societies and at all scales, although they take different forms. The concern here is on the use of territories in organizing legal relations. Law, as a form of power, often works through a variety of territorial strategies, serving multiple legal functions, such as attempts at creating forms of desired behaviour. Landed property, in Western society, is often highly territorial, reliant on sharply policed borders and spatial exclusion. But rather than thinking of territory as obvious and given or as a natural phenomenon, this book focuses particularly on its relation to property to argue that territory is both a social product, and a specific technology that organizes social relations. That is: territory is not simply an outcome of property relations but a strategic means by which such relations are communicated, imagined, legitimized, enforced, naturalized and contested. Accessible to students, this book will be of interest to those working in the areas of sociolegal studies, geography, urban studies, and politics.

Copyright:

2023

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

116 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781000780819

Related ISBNs:

9781032182001, 9781003253389, 9781032182049

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

09/18/23

Copyrighted By:

Nicholas Blomley

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Philosophy, Politics and Government, Sociology

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This is a copyrighted book.