260 Pages
37 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
256 Pages
37 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
256 Pages
37 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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In 1904 Sir Halford Mackinder published his seminal paper The Geographical Pivot of History demonstrating the central position of political geography in the study of geography as a whole; a century later and political geography is still at the heart of human geography.
Yet over time political geography has experienced many significant ups and downs, eventually recovering to a position of... Read more
1. Placing Political Geography Part 1 2. Human Territory, Maps and the Division of Space 3. The Idea of State 4. Making States Function: The Variety of Local State Systems 5. The Politics of Difference 6. Social Movements, Pressure Groups and Political Parties 7. Electoral Geographies Part 2 8. Imagining Natural Divisions of Global Power 9. Dreams into Action: The Making of National Foreign Policy 10. Annexing the Oceans Part 3 11. Globalisation and the Theory of World Systems 12. States in the 21st Century 13. Conclusion: Spatial Political Change in Context
Biography
Mark Blacksell
Dodds presents a clear overview of the field, ranging widely in subject matter and with many well-chosen examplars of the interactions between geography, knowledge, power and political institutions. Ron Johnston, School of Geographical Sciences, Bristol University.
