Benton, Lauren A., <br/><br/>
A search for sovereignty :  law and geography in European Empires, 1400--1900 / 
Lauren Benton. 
 - xvi, 340 pages :  illustrations, maps ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-328) and index. 
<br/><br/>Anomalies of empire -- Treacherous places : Atlantic riverine regions and the law of treason -- Sovereignty at sea : jurisdiction, piracy, and the origins of ocean regionalism -- Island chains : military law and convict transportation -- Landlocked : colonial enclaves and the problem of quasi-sovereignty -- Bare sovereignty and empire. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0521881056 9780521881050 0521707439 9780521707435 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009015844 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Law and geography--History--Europe<br/>Sovereignty
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Europe--Boundaries--History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KJC1337  / .B46 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>341.42