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POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY
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| By: |
Alex Jeffrey, Professor Joe Painter |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
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£28.79 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1446203506 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781446203507 |
| Publisher: |
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD (DIGITAL) |
| Pub. date: |
6 February, 2009 |
| Edition: |
2nd Revised edition |
| Pages: |
248 |
| Description: |
Combines theoretical sophistication with empirical detail to provide an essential overview of the content of contemporary political geography. A unique overview of the incorporation of socio-cultural theory into the discipline. |
| Synopsis: |
"A very good overview. Covers the key topics well and in an accessible and engaging style."- Dr Daniel Hammett, Department of Geography, Sheffield UniversityThis is a revised and updated edition of a core undergraduate resource for political geography. Focusing on the social and cultural while systematically overviewing the entire discipline, Joe Painter and Alex Jeffrey explain: Politics, geography, and 'political' geography: power, resources, institutions, and the history of the fieldState formation: classical views alongside recent work on governance and governmentalityWelfare to workfare state: the restructuring of present state strategiesDemocracy, citizenship and law: different models of democracy in European and global contextsIdentity and social movements: the relation between identity and political action Nationalism and regionalism: ethnicity, national identity and "otherness"Imperialism and post-colonialism: from world systems theory to post-structuralist accountsGeopolitics: the political, economic, and strategic significance of geography. Comprehensive, accessible and illustrated with real world examples, Political Geography provides undergraduates with a thorough understanding of the relationship between geography and politics. |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
SAGE Publications Ltd |
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Non-returnable |
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