To the Uttermost Parts of the Earth: Legal Imagination and International Power 1300-1870

To the Uttermost Parts of the Earth examines how European statehood developed during early modernity through a combination of ideas about sovereign power and property rights, which expanded to structure European empires and consolidate modern international relations. It argues that legal ideas from different European legal systems have played a prominent role in the history of global power, combining public and private power, sovereignty, and property in imaginative ways.

Format: Hardback
Length: 1124 pages
Publication date: 26 August 2021
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

To the Uttermost Parts of the Earth delves into the profound significance of legal imagination in shaping the international order from 1300 to 1870. It explores the emergence of European statehood during the early modern period as a unique amalgamation of ideas concerning sovereign power and property rights. These ideas subsequently spread to structure the formation of European empires and consolidate modern international relations. By intertwining the development of legal thinking with the history of political thought and highlighting the gradual ascendance of economic analysis, the author makes a compelling argument that legal ideas from diverse European legal systems, including Spanish, French, English, and German, have played a prominent role in the history of global power. This history has unfolded in imaginative ways, combining public and private power, sovereignty, and property. The book will captivate readers who transcend traditional boundaries between international law, international relations, history of political thought, jurisprudence, and legal history.

Weight: 1900g
Dimension: 162 x 236 x 60 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780521768597