Category Archives: Territory

Johannes Althusius, Politica

Posted on June 24, 2010 by stuartelden

I’ve been reading Johannes Althusius, Politica – a text originally published in 1603. I’ve become more and more convinced that there are some really important works between Bodin and Botero and the more familiar 17th century thinkers of Grotius, Hobbes, … Continue reading →

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Chaucer, land and the Miller’s Tale

Posted on June 14, 2010 by stuartelden

I have been re-reading some Chaucer recently for the territory book. I’ve decided that there won’t be a reading of Chaucer in the book itself – I was debating the land politics of The Knight’s Tale, in a similar mode … Continue reading →

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Podcast of Open University talk

Posted on June 9, 2010 by stuartelden

You can find the audio recording of my talk yesterday at the Open University here. It was entitled ‘From Territorium to Territory’. The opening seven minutes or so are an overview of the project on territory as a whole; it … Continue reading →

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Alexander von Humboldt lecture

Posted on May 30, 2010 by stuartelden

I’ve been asked to give one of the Alexander von Humboldt lectures at the Radboud University of Nijmegen in September 2010. I’m really pleased to accept this. The theme is on Making European Space(s). They’ve had some really interesting people … Continue reading →

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Territory wordles

Posted on May 26, 2010 by stuartelden

I think these are quite interesting to see. You can use the Wordle website to analyse a chunk of text for word frequencies. This first one is the text of Terror and Territory… This one is of ‘Land, Terrain, Territory’, a … Continue reading →

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China-India Border Dispute conference

Posted on May 20, 2010 by stuartelden

Held at the University of Westminster on 2-3 June 2010. Details here – summary below A Conference on ‘REVISITING THE CHINA-INDIA BORDER DISPUTE’ 2-3 June 2010, University of Westminster, London.  http://chinaindiaborderdispute.wordpress.com and http://www.westminster.ac.uk/schools/humanities/politics-and-international-relations   Organiser: Dr Dibyesh Anand (www.dibyesh.com), Reader (Associate Professor), … Continue reading →

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Tordesillas, Territory, Topology

Posted on May 18, 2010 by stuartelden

A few days ago I wrote about the struggles I was having with chapter eight of my ‘history of territory’ book. I have sections on ‘The Politics of the Reformation’ and on the New World which need further work before being … Continue reading →

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South Atlantic claims

Posted on May 17, 2010 by stuartelden

My colleagues in the International Boundaries Research Unit at Durham have produced some remarkable maps showing the rival UK and Argentine claims in the South Atlantic, which include but exceed the Falklands/Malvinas… You can find a briefing and the maps here  There … Continue reading →

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Don’t judge a book by its covers…

Posted on May 15, 2010 by stuartelden

I am not sure what is going on here. I’ve just found – on Amazon – both these images. The one on the left is the actual book cover; the one on the right I’ve never seen before. Leaving aside … Continue reading →

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History and Philosophy

Posted on May 13, 2010 by stuartelden

I’d not intended this blog to be quite so contemporary and political, but the British election and the Middlesex situation have dominated the posting so far. These events and the conferences and workshops I’ve attended over the past couple of … Continue reading →

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