An Introduction to Political Geography

2. Auflage 1993
ISBN: 978-0-415-08227-3
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 377 g

Old powers are falling. New states are emerging. The gap between East and West is narrowing. What are the problems facing the emerging new world order? Can action at the community level affect global issues?
An Introduction to Political Geography, in its first edition helped shape the study of the discipline. Entirely revised and updated, this new edition explores political and geographic change within the same accessible framework. John Short emphasises the need for a fluid approach to the study of the international order, the nation state, as well as social movements.
Though the world is becoming smaller, popular access to power remains an elusive goal. An integrated world economy may well perpetuate past inequalities just as political systems continue to work by exclusion. The global village and the ecological approach this implies, must be paid particular attention when examining the political geography of participation. An Introduction to Political Geography reviews the history of the rise and fall of centres of power, draws on a wide range of detailed international case studies to illustrate current trends, and discusses future developments.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Short, John Rennie

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie Politische Geographie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Geopolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Part 1 The Political Geography of the World Order Uneven Development: the Capitalist Whirlpool The Rise and Fall of the Superpowers: the East-West Fulcrum The Multipolar World Part 2 The Political Geography of the State The State and the World Order The Nation State The State as Spatial Entity Part 3 The Political Geography of Participation People and the State The Global Villagers Citizens and the City

Über Autor(innen)

John Rennie Short