An Introduction to Political Geography

John Rennie Short0415082277, 9780415082273, 0203418727, 9780203418727, 9780585452913

Entirely revised and updated, this reviews the history of the rise and fall of centres of power and draws on a wide range of case studies to illustrate current trends and offers discussion of future developments in a useful, compact form.

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Table of contents :
Book Cover……Page 1
Title……Page 4
Contents……Page 5
Figures……Page 10
Tables……Page 12
Preface to the second edition……Page 14
Acknowledgements……Page 15
INTRODUCTION……Page 16
UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT: THE CAPITALIST WHIRLPOOL……Page 20
THE RISE AND FALL OF THE SUPERPOWERS: THE EAST-WEST FULCRUM……Page 50
THE MULTIPOLAR WORLD……Page 72
THE STATE AND THE WORLD ORDER……Page 86
THE NATION-STATE……Page 106
THE STATE AS SPATIAL ENTITY……Page 130
PEOPLE AND THE STATE……Page 148
THE GLOBAL VILLAGERS……Page 160
CITIZENS AND THE CITY……Page 164
Postscript……Page 182
Index……Page 187