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Sovereignty Regimes: Territoriality and State Authority in Contemporary World Politics Author(s): John Agnew Reviewed work(s): Source: Annals of the Association of American Geographers, Vol. 95, No. 2 (Jun., 2005), pp. 437-461 Published by: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. on behalf of the Association of American Geographers Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3694127 . Accessed: 23/02/2012 05:54
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John Agnew
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