A search for sovereignty : law and geography in European Empires, 1400--1900 /
Benton, Lauren A.
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,
2010.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Law and geography
Sovereignty.