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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824282103321

Autore

Short John R.

Titolo

An introduction to political geography / / John Rennie Short

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1993

ISBN

1-134-89113-X

1-134-89114-8

1-138-15701-5

1-280-06993-7

0-585-45291-1

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 p.)

Disciplina

320.1/2

Soggetti

Political geography

Human geography

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 index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface to the second edition; Acknowledgements; INTRODUCTION; UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT: THE CAPITALIST WHIRLPOOL; THE RISE AND FALL OF THE SUPERPOWERS: THE EAST-WEST FULCRUM; THE MULTIPOLAR WORLD; THE STATE AND THE WORLD ORDER; THE NATION-STATE; THE STATE AS SPATIAL ENTITY; PEOPLE AND THE STATE; THE GLOBAL VILLAGERS; CITIZENS AND THE CITY; Postscript; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.