Nation, State, and Territory

Nation, State, and Territory

Author: George W. White

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780742530256

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"Nation, State, and Territory shows that national identities are as potent as ever. Today many conflicts rage over places and territories of historical, linguistic, and religious significance. Most analyses of conflicts only consider the economic and geostrategic value of territory. George W. White shows that national identity is intimately bound to specific places and territories by cultural ties. "Nation," "state," and "territory" are mutually defining and reinforcing phenomena, and, through careful analysis, White provides a better understanding of the interactions and conflicts of the world's nation-states."--Jacket.


Constitutions and Political Theory

Constitutions and Political Theory

Author: Jan-Erik Lane

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 9780719046483

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Jan-Erik Lane begins by examining the origins and history of constitutionalism, the doctrine that the state must be regulated by means of a set of institutions that guarantee citizen rights and procedural accountability. He then examines the structure of the state in order to identify the essential elements that constitutional institutions regulate. Lane asks why constitutions exist, and how they matter for society. Finally he seeks out the requirements for a fair and democratic constitution by referring to three key concepts in political theory: justice, equality and the rule of law. The book also offers a comparative survey of formal constitutional arrangements in different countries, and an analysis of how constitutions develop in practice, through the implementation of constitutional and administrative law in a country's courts.


People - States - Territories

People - States - Territories

Author: Rhys Jones

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-07-26

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 1444399470

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People/States/Territories examines the role of state personnel in shaping, and being shaped by, state organizations and territories, and demonstrates how agents have actively contributed to the reproduction and transformation of the British state over the long term. A valuable corrective to recent characterizations of territory as a static and given geographical concept An explication of the political geographies of state reproduction and transformation, through its focus on state territoriality and the variegated character of state power Considerable empirical insight into the consolidation of the British state over the long term.


The Territories and States of India

The Territories and States of India

Author: Tara Boland-Crewe

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2003-09-02

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1135356254

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A reference survey providing a comprehensive understanding of the regional dimension of the country.