Category Archives: The Birth of Territory

The Birth of Territory kindle version available

Posted on September 9, 2013 by stuartelden

Amazon have released the Kindle edition. They have the physical copy down for release on 13th September. The University of Chicago Press page is already shipping the book and their own electronic version.

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Mary Beard on more footnotes

Posted on September 9, 2013 by stuartelden

Mary Beard follows up her previous column on footnotes (previously linked to) with another good discussion. Anyone who has read past p. 330 in The Birth of Territory will appreciate why I liked these two posts.

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The Birth of Territory is published

Posted on August 27, 2013 by stuartelden

I’ve just received my advance copy of The Birth of Territory, and additional copies have been sent by the warehouse. The Chicago page for the book has the book listed as published, and orders from them direct will be sent now … Continue reading →

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The Birth of Territory – preview on Google books

Posted on August 8, 2013 by stuartelden

Substantial parts of The Birth of Territory – including most of the introduction – are now available on Google books. The publication date has slipped to September.

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The Birth of Territory cover

Posted on July 1, 2013 by stuartelden

The book will be out in August – University of Chicago Press page here. Here’s what I say about the subject of the picture in the book: Irnerius (c.1050-c.1130) is a largely unknown figure, but he founded the school known … Continue reading →

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The Dimensions of Territory – audio of talk at Al Quds Bard Honors College

Posted on May 20, 2013 by stuartelden

The audio recording of my talk earlier this month at Al Quds Bard Honors College, “The Dimensions of Territory”, is available here. For people who know my work on territory it doesn’t have much new, but it tries to give … Continue reading →

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The Birth of Territory endorsements

Posted on May 16, 2013 by stuartelden

As The Birth of Territory inches towards publication, the University of Chicago Press page now has three endorsements for the book. Neil Brenner, Harvard University “Stuart Elden has written a pathbreaking book on a foundational concept in modern political and … Continue reading →

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On writing books

Posted on April 23, 2013 by stuartelden

Yesterday I reblogged Graham Harman’s post about his forthcoming Latour book Prince of Nodes (a sequel to Prince of Networks). In that post he reflects on how this means he is contracted to write three books simultaneously.  He suggests that … Continue reading →

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Istanbul and Los Angeles

Posted on April 3, 2013 by stuartelden

Just about to hit the road again, to conferences in Istanbul and Los Angeles. I’ll be speaking about Boko Haram in Istanbul, at a meeting of the Open Society Institute’s academic fellowship program. This gives me a chance to meet … Continue reading →

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The Birth of Territory proofs and index

Posted on April 2, 2013 by stuartelden

The proofs and index for The Birth of Territory are now done. I think that’s it for work on this book from my side, though I’m still awaiting the cover design. I wrote a bit about the experience of looking … Continue reading →

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