MAIER Charles S <br/><br/>
Once within borders:  territories of power, wealth, and belonging since 1500 / 
Charles S. Maier. 
 - Cambridge, Massachusetts :  Belknap Harvard,  2016. 
 - xiii, 387 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Sovereign rulers took steps to fortify their borders, map and privatize the land, and centralize their sway over the populations and resources within their domain. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780674059788 (hbk.):  GBP22.95 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY-- HISTORY<br/>TERRITORY, NATIONAL-- HISTORY<br/>BOUNDARIES DISPUTE