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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459808403321

Autore

Chapman Bert

Titolo

Geopolitics [[electronic resource] ] : a guide to the issues / / Bert Chapman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Barbara, Calif., : Praeger, c2011

ISBN

1-283-05318-7

9786613053183

0-313-38580-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (272 p.)

Collana

Contemporary military, strategic, and security issues

Disciplina

320.1/2

Soggetti

Geopolitics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 History of Geopolitics and Biographies of Key Personalities (20th Century); Chapter 2 Selected Countries and Their Recent Historical and Current National Government Geopolitical Practices; Chapter 3 Current and Emerging Geopolitical "Hot Spots"; Chapter 4 U.S., Foreign, and International Government Organization Geopolitical Information Resources; Chapter 5 Monographic Scholarly Literature; Chapter 6 Indexes and Scholarly Journals

Chapter 7 Gray Literature: Dissertations, Theses, Technical Reports, Think Tank Publications, Conference Proceedings, and Blogs and Social Networking UtilitiesChapter 8 Current Geopolitical Scholars; Appendix: Maps; Glossary; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This concise introduction to the growth and evolution of geopolitics as a discipline includes biographical information on its leading historical and contemporary practitioners and detailed analysis of its literature.