A Shrinking World?

by John Logan Allen (Editor), Chris Hamnett (Editor)

This is the second volume of a five-book series which offers a comprehensive, broad-based course in human geography. The building blocks of a "geographical imagination" are presented through some of the principal forces that are shaping the world as it approaches the twenty-first century. Each
book develops different aspects of the geographical imagination, using a combination of text and readings. Leading issues at the forefront of global and economic change are explored throughout the series. Each chapter in this book considers a different aspect of human geography. Global cities,
"footloose" multinationals, and global tourism are used to consider for whom the world is shrinking and, in so doing, draw attention to the uneven and unequal character of global processes.

Paperback

First published October 3, 1996

About the author

John Logan Allen earned a B.A. in International Affairs from the University of Wyoming, a M.A. in Political Science from the same university, and a Ph.D. in Geography from Clark University in Worcester. He is an Emeritus Professor of Geography at the University of Wyoming and the University of Connecticut.