Political geography

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Political geography

Martin Ira Glassner

Wiley, c1993

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

ISBN 9780471574859

Description

This comprehensive political geography text presents the history and nature of the field from an international and intercultural perspective. It examines real situations and discusses the interrelationships between geography and politics. Thus it takes a political-geographic approach to contemporary problems at the local, national, regional and global levels.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction to Political Geography
  • The State
  • Political Geography Within the State
  • Geopolitics
  • Imperialism, Colonialism and Decolonization
  • Contemporary International Relations
  • Our Last Frontiers
  • The Political Geography of Everyday Life
  • Looking Ahead. @21 N
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780471600077

Description

A fresh approach to the study of political geography which examines real situations and discusses the relationship between geography and politics. It encourages students to use politics and geography in order to solve problems at the local, national, regional and global levels.

Table of Contents

  • Partial table of contents:
  • The Field of Political Geography
  • Personal Space and Territoriality
  • THE STATE
  • Modern Theories About States
  • Core Areas and Capitals
  • POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY WITHIN THE STATE
  • First Order Civil Divisions
  • Indigenous Peoples
  • GEOPOLITICS
  • Contemporary Geopolitics
  • The Geography of War and Peace
  • IMPERIALISM, COLONIALISM, AND DECOLONIZATION
  • Colonial Empires
  • The Aftermath of Colonialism
  • CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
  • International Law
  • Outlaws and Merchants of Death
  • OUR LAST FRONTIERS
  • The Law of the Sea
  • Outer Space
  • THE POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY OF EVERYDAY LIFE
  • The Politics of Transportation and Communications
  • The Politics of Ecology, Energy, and Land Use
  • LOOKING AHEAD
  • Political Geography for the Future
  • Indexes.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA20009362
  • ISBN
    • 0471574856
    • 0471600075
  • LCCN
    92024264
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xvi, 656 p.
  • Size
    26 cm
  • Classification
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