Maier, Charles S. - Once Within Borders: Territories of Power, Wealth, and Belonging since 1500
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Throughout history, human societies have been organized preeminently as territories—politically bounded regions whose borders define the jurisdiction of laws and the movement of peoples. At a time when the technologies of globalization are eroding barriers to communication, transportation, and trade, Once Within Borders explores the fitful evolution of territorial organization as a worldwide practice of human societies. Master historian Charles S. Maier tracks the epochal changes that have defined territories over five centuries and draws attention to ideas and technologies that contribute to territoriality’s remarkable resilience.. Read more...
Charles S. Maier Leverett Saltonstall Professor of History From 1991 to mid-2002 he was Krupp Foundation Professor of European Studies and served, 1994-2001, as Director of the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies. He was appointed Professor of History at Harvard in 1981. Together with Professor Sven Beckert he directs The Weatherhead Initiative on Global History, a program that funds student research and post-doctoral exchanges and runs an ongoing seminar on topics that span different world regions. |