Political Geography (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)

"A very good overview. Covers the key topics well and in an accessible and engaging style." - Dr Daniel Hammett, Department of Geography, Sheffield University 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: 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. Comprehensive, accessible and illustrated with real world examples, Political Geography provides undergraduates with a thorough understanding of the relationship between geography and politics.

General

Imprint:	Sage Publications Ltd
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2009
First published:	February 2009
Authors:	Joe Painter • Alex Jeffrey
Dimensions:	242 x 170 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	248
Edition:	2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-4129-0138-3
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Human geography > Political geography
LSN:	1-4129-0138-3
Barcode:	9781412901383

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