Annabel S. Brett
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- October 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780691141930
- eISBN:
- 9781400838622
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- DOI:
- 10.23943/princeton/9780691141930.001.0001
- Subject:
- History, American History: early to 18th Century
This is a book about the theory of the city or commonwealth, what would come to be called the state, in early modern natural law discourse. It takes a fresh approach by looking at this political ...
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This is a book about the theory of the city or commonwealth, what would come to be called the state, in early modern natural law discourse. It takes a fresh approach by looking at this political entity from the perspective of its boundaries and those who crossed them. The book begins with a classic debate from the Spanish sixteenth century over the political treatment of mendicants, showing how cosmopolitan ideals of porous boundaries could simultaneously justify the freedoms of itinerant beggars and the activities of European colonists in the Indies. It goes on to examine the boundaries of the state in multiple senses, including the fundamental barrier between human beings and animals and the limits of the state in the face of the natural lives of its subjects, as well as territorial frontiers. The book reveals how early modern political space was constructed from a complex dynamic of inclusion and exclusion. Throughout, the book shows that early modern debates about political boundaries displayed unheralded creativity and virtuosity but were nevertheless vulnerable to innumerable paradoxes, contradictions, and loose ends. The book resonates with modern debates about globalization and the transformation of the nation-state.Less
This is a book about the theory of the city or commonwealth, what would come to be called the state, in early modern natural law discourse. It takes a fresh approach by looking at this political entity from the perspective of its boundaries and those who crossed them. The book begins with a classic debate from the Spanish sixteenth century over the political treatment of mendicants, showing how cosmopolitan ideals of porous boundaries could simultaneously justify the freedoms of itinerant beggars and the activities of European colonists in the Indies. It goes on to examine the boundaries of the state in multiple senses, including the fundamental barrier between human beings and animals and the limits of the state in the face of the natural lives of its subjects, as well as territorial frontiers. The book reveals how early modern political space was constructed from a complex dynamic of inclusion and exclusion. Throughout, the book shows that early modern debates about political boundaries displayed unheralded creativity and virtuosity but were nevertheless vulnerable to innumerable paradoxes, contradictions, and loose ends. The book resonates with modern debates about globalization and the transformation of the nation-state.
Doreen Elliott, Uma A. Segal, and Nazneen S. Mayadas
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- February 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780195388138
- eISBN:
- 9780199863440
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195388138.003.0030
- Subject:
- Social Work, Social Policy, Communities and Organizations
This chapter collates and integrates common recurring themes and issues that emerge from the country studies, specifically (1) changing political boundaries, (2) immigrant integration, (3) immigrant ...
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This chapter collates and integrates common recurring themes and issues that emerge from the country studies, specifically (1) changing political boundaries, (2) immigrant integration, (3) immigrant status, and (4) economic implications. Countries in this volume are categorized into three groups: those with large immigrant populations, those with increasing immigrant populations, and those with low or declining populations, in addition to regional movements of people in the African and European Unions. Chapter reviews indicate that countries with high immigrant flows may be suffering from compassion fatigue, making both immigration and immigrant policies more stringent. In countries where immigration is low or declining, policies are pro-immigration, actively seeking both skilled and unskilled labor, services are available, and there is an acceptance of foreigners, even the unauthorized. The chapters present a variety of ways in which countries address questions related to immigration; most that are useful, but few that are entirely so. The question remains, What is a "just" and practical immigration policy?Less
This chapter collates and integrates common recurring themes and issues that emerge from the country studies, specifically (1) changing political boundaries, (2) immigrant integration, (3) immigrant status, and (4) economic implications. Countries in this volume are categorized into three groups: those with large immigrant populations, those with increasing immigrant populations, and those with low or declining populations, in addition to regional movements of people in the African and European Unions. Chapter reviews indicate that countries with high immigrant flows may be suffering from compassion fatigue, making both immigration and immigrant policies more stringent. In countries where immigration is low or declining, policies are pro-immigration, actively seeking both skilled and unskilled labor, services are available, and there is an acceptance of foreigners, even the unauthorized. The chapters present a variety of ways in which countries address questions related to immigration; most that are useful, but few that are entirely so. The question remains, What is a "just" and practical immigration policy?
Richard Cockett
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- May 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780300204513
- eISBN:
- 9780300215984
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- DOI:
- 10.12987/yale/9780300204513.003.0010
- Subject:
- History, Asian History
This chapter explores how Burmese citizens exercise their new freedoms amid reforms in contemporary Burma. Though freedom is still limited, its citizens are beginning to take advantage of the new ...
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This chapter explores how Burmese citizens exercise their new freedoms amid reforms in contemporary Burma. Though freedom is still limited, its citizens are beginning to take advantage of the new political atmosphere, of a new tolerance, to get on with their own initiatives and help themselves. Burma is in a state of flux, and no one is sure what the new political dispensation really is anymore. Thus, more and more people are testing the new political boundaries, waiting to see what happens, always wondering if, or when, the push-back will come from the authorities. The chapter emphasises, however, that there are grave setbacks to this changing regime, most prominently in the revived colonial-era sentiments and discriminatory actions against Burmese Muslims.Less
This chapter explores how Burmese citizens exercise their new freedoms amid reforms in contemporary Burma. Though freedom is still limited, its citizens are beginning to take advantage of the new political atmosphere, of a new tolerance, to get on with their own initiatives and help themselves. Burma is in a state of flux, and no one is sure what the new political dispensation really is anymore. Thus, more and more people are testing the new political boundaries, waiting to see what happens, always wondering if, or when, the push-back will come from the authorities. The chapter emphasises, however, that there are grave setbacks to this changing regime, most prominently in the revived colonial-era sentiments and discriminatory actions against Burmese Muslims.
Jonathan B. Scholnick, Jessica L. Munson, and Martha J. Macri
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- May 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780199697090
- eISBN:
- 9780191745300
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199697090.003.0005
- Subject:
- Classical Studies, Archaeology: Classical
Social network analysis offers a methodology and set of analytical tools to operationalize notions of structured agency. By outlining a network-based approach that emphasizes relations between ...
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Social network analysis offers a methodology and set of analytical tools to operationalize notions of structured agency. By outlining a network-based approach that emphasizes relations between entities as the unit of analysis, this chapter considers the ways that structure, agency, and power articulate and cross-cut diverse political and geographic boundaries. To demonstrate this approach, it examines how different rhetorical statements characterize the political strategies of Maya rulers and contribute to the definition of political boundaries in the Classic period. It suggests that political manoeuvring and power-building strategies can be empirically evaluated by focusing on the ways that Classic Maya rulers positioned themselves and expressed their relationship to others through the documentary record.Less
Social network analysis offers a methodology and set of analytical tools to operationalize notions of structured agency. By outlining a network-based approach that emphasizes relations between entities as the unit of analysis, this chapter considers the ways that structure, agency, and power articulate and cross-cut diverse political and geographic boundaries. To demonstrate this approach, it examines how different rhetorical statements characterize the political strategies of Maya rulers and contribute to the definition of political boundaries in the Classic period. It suggests that political manoeuvring and power-building strategies can be empirically evaluated by focusing on the ways that Classic Maya rulers positioned themselves and expressed their relationship to others through the documentary record.
