02652nam 2200601Ia 450 991045663250332120200520144314.00-8166-7052-8(CKB)2550000000005135(EBL)471766(OCoLC)527796302(SSID)ssj0000343583(PQKBManifestationID)11243042(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000343583(PQKBWorkID)10291859(PQKB)10468942(MiAaPQ)EBC471766(MdBmJHUP)muse33059(Au-PeEL)EBL471766(CaPaEBR)ebr10353991(CaONFJC)MIL523445(EXLCZ)99255000000000513520090514d2009 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTerror and territory[electronic resource] the spatial extent of sovereignty /Stuart EldenMinneapolis University of Minnesota Pressc20091 online resource (292 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8166-5484-0 0-8166-5483-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction : terror and the state of territory -- Geographies of fear, threat, and division -- Territorial strategies of Islamism -- Rubble reduced to dust : targeting weak states -- Iraq : destruction and reconstitution -- Territorial integrity and contingent sovereignty -- Coda : the spatial extent of sovereignty.Today's global politics demands a new look at the concept of territory. From so-called deterritorialized terrorist organizations such as al-Qaeda to U.S.-led overthrows of existing regimes in the Middle East, the relationship between territory and sovereignty is under siege. Unfolding an updated understanding of the concept of territory, Stuart Elden shows how the contemporary ""war on terror"" is part of a widespread challenge to the connection between the state and its territory.Although the importance of territory has been disputed under globalization, territorial relations hSovereigntyHuman territorialityPolitical aspectsTerrorismElectronic books.Sovereignty.Human territorialityPolitical aspects.Terrorism.320.1/5Elden Stuart1971-868352MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456632503321Terror and territory2484048UNINA