An Introduction to Political Geography
Space, Place and Politics
2nd Edition
Published on 13. November 2014
276 pages
978-1-136-20193-6 (ISBN)
Description
An Introduction to Political Geography continues to provide a broad-based introduction to contemporary political geography for students following undergraduate degree courses in geography and related subjects.
The text explores the full breadth of contemporary political geography, covering not only traditional concerns such as the state, geopolitics, electoral geography and nationalism; but also increasing important areas at the cutting-edge of political geography research including globalization, the geographies of regulation and governance, geographies of policy formulation and delivery, and themes at the intersection of political and cultural geography, including the politics of place consumption, landscapes of power, citizenship, identity politics and geographies of mobilization and resistance.
This second edition builds on the strengths of the first. The main changes and enhancements are:
four new chapters on: political geographies of globalization, geographies of empire, political geography and the environment and geopolitics and critical geopolitics
significant updating and revision of the existing chapters to discuss key developments, drawing on recent academic contributions and political events
new case studies, drawing on an increasing number of international and global examples
additional boxes for key concepts and an enlarged glossary.
As with the first edition, extensive use is made of case study examples, illustrations, explanatory boxes, guides to further reading and a glossary of key terms to present the material in an easily accessible manner. Through employment of these techniques this book introduces students to contributions from a range of social and political theories in the context of empirical case study examples. By providing a basic introduction to such concepts and pointing to pathways into more specialist material, this book serves both as a core text for first- and second- year courses in political geography, and as a resource alongside supplementary textbooks for more specialist third year courses.
The text explores the full breadth of contemporary political geography, covering not only traditional concerns such as the state, geopolitics, electoral geography and nationalism; but also increasing important areas at the cutting-edge of political geography research including globalization, the geographies of regulation and governance, geographies of policy formulation and delivery, and themes at the intersection of political and cultural geography, including the politics of place consumption, landscapes of power, citizenship, identity politics and geographies of mobilization and resistance.
This second edition builds on the strengths of the first. The main changes and enhancements are:
four new chapters on: political geographies of globalization, geographies of empire, political geography and the environment and geopolitics and critical geopolitics
significant updating and revision of the existing chapters to discuss key developments, drawing on recent academic contributions and political events
new case studies, drawing on an increasing number of international and global examples
additional boxes for key concepts and an enlarged glossary.
As with the first edition, extensive use is made of case study examples, illustrations, explanatory boxes, guides to further reading and a glossary of key terms to present the material in an easily accessible manner. Through employment of these techniques this book introduces students to contributions from a range of social and political theories in the context of empirical case study examples. By providing a basic introduction to such concepts and pointing to pathways into more specialist material, this book serves both as a core text for first- and second- year courses in political geography, and as a resource alongside supplementary textbooks for more specialist third year courses.
More details
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
6 Tables, black and white; 18 Line drawings, black and white; 12 Halftones, black and white; 30 Illustrations, black and white
File size
6,72 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-136-20193-6 (9781136201936)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Martin Jones | Rhys Jones | Michael Woods
An Introduction to Political Geography
Space, Place and Politics
Book
11/2014
2nd Edition
Routledge
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Martin Jones | Rhys Jones | Michael Woods
An Introduction to Political Geography
Space, Place and Politics
Book
11/2014
2nd Edition
Routledge
€83.30
Shipment within 15-20 days
Persons
Martin Jones, Professor in the Department of Geography, University of Sheffield, UK.
Rhys Jones, Mark Whitehead, Mike Woods, all Professors in the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences at Aberystwyth University, UK.
Deborah Dixon, Professor of Geography in the School of Geographical and Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow, UK.
Matthew Hannah, Professor, Fakultaet II (Bio-Chem-Geo), University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany.
Rhys Jones, Mark Whitehead, Mike Woods, all Professors in the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences at Aberystwyth University, UK.
Deborah Dixon, Professor of Geography in the School of Geographical and Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow, UK.
Matthew Hannah, Professor, Fakultaet II (Bio-Chem-Geo), University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany.
Content
1. Power, Space and Political Geography Part 1: Political Geographies of the State 2. States and Territories 3. The State's Changing Forms and Functions 4. Place, Participation and Citizenship Part 2: Politics, Place and Identity 5. The Political Geographies of the Nation 6. Contesting Place 7. Geographies of Representation and Mobilisation Part 3: Global Challenges 8. Geographies of Empire 9. Political Geographies of Globalisation 10. Political Geography and the Environment Part 4: Practicing Political Geography 11. Public Policy and Political Geography 12. Geopolitics and Critical Geopolitics 13. Conclusion
