Political Geography
2nd Edition
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Additional Book Details
<p>"A very good overview. Covers the key topics well and in an accessible and engaging style."<br/>
- Dr Daniel Hammett, Department of Geography, Sheffield University<br/>
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This 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:</p>
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Politics, geography, and ′political′ geography: power, resources, institutions, and the history of the field
State formation: classical views alongside recent work on governance and governmentality
Welfare to workfare state: the restructuring of present state strategies
Democracy, citizenship and law: different models of democracy in European and global contexts
Identity 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 accounts
Geopolitics: the political, economic, and strategic significance of geography.
<p>Comprehensive, accessible and illustrated with real world examples, Political Geography provides undergraduates with a thorough understanding of the relationship between geography and politics. </p>
| Sold By | SAGE Publications |
|---|---|
| ISBNs | 9781446203507, 1446244350, 9781446244357, 9781412901376, 9781412901376, 9781412901383, 9781412901383, 9781412901383 |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 248 |
| Edition | 2nd |