Organizing European SpaceSAGE Publications, 27 juil. 2000 - 216 pages This book combines perspectives from political science, history and geography to provide a comprehensive introduction to 'Europe' or European space as we understand it today. Central to the book is the phenomenon of the sovereign state and the question of alternative ways of organizing Europe politically and economically. The book explores four different ways of organizing space: state, union, region and network. By tracing the origins of the sovereign state in Europe, the book first reviews the resilience and adaptability of the sovereign state historically, and then looks at the implications of the contradictory processes of integration and fragmentation, or globalization and regionalization, present to |
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... significant parts of adjacent waters . Legally defined borders distinguish the territories from one another , and within these boundaries the state exercises uniform and unbroken sovereignty over every square foot . This may be the ...
... significant parts of adjacent waters . Legally defined borders distinguish the territories from one another , and within these boundaries the state exercises uniform and unbroken sovereignty over every square foot . This may be the ...
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... significant pressure against the empire's boundary . A substantial part of the Roman army was committed to safeguarding the border areas , while few troops were needed for maintaining order within the central parts of the empire . 14 ...
... significant pressure against the empire's boundary . A substantial part of the Roman army was committed to safeguarding the border areas , while few troops were needed for maintaining order within the central parts of the empire . 14 ...
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... significant geographic redistributions of economic activity and prosperity . Businesses might in the future develop primarily in areas that offer coveted human resources , such as university towns and major cities . The duality may be ...
... significant geographic redistributions of economic activity and prosperity . Businesses might in the future develop primarily in areas that offer coveted human resources , such as university towns and major cities . The duality may be ...
Table des matières
vii | 109 |
Towards an Ever Closer Union? | 135 |
Places in Networks | 152 |
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