Political Geography: World-economy, Nation-state and Locality

by Colin Flint, Peter Taylor

We live in a rapidly changing world in which politics is becoming both more and less predictable at the same time: this makes political geography a particularly exciting topic to study.
To make sense of the continuities and disruptions within this political world requires a strongly focused yet flexible text. This new (sixth) edition of Peter Taylor's "Political Geography" proves itself fit for the task of coping with a frequently and rapidly changing geo-political landscape. Co-authored again with Colin Flint, it retains the intellectual clarity, rigour and vision of previous editions, based upon its world-systems approach.

Reflecting the backdrop of the current global climate, this is the "Empire, globalization and climate change" edition in which global political change is being driven by three related processes: the role of cities in economic and political networks; the problems facing territorially based notions of democratic politics and citizenship, and the ongoing spectre of war.

This sixth edition remains a core text for students of political geography, geopolitics, international relations and political science, as well as more broadly across human geography and the social sciences.

Genres: Geography, Politics, Nonfiction, History

352 pages, Paperback

Published July 16, 2011

Reviews

[Sequoyah · Rating 3 out of 5]

What an uninspiring subject. Political Geography takes everything you already know from political science, international law, and history, and tries to relate it spatially or geographically.

It is interesting to note that the subject came to be almost solely due to the Great Game between Russia and Britain in Central Asia. Russophobic geographers tried to influence British foreign policy against Russia by creating bogus fear monger theories, such as Mackinder’s Heartland Theory, which were essentially the development of this field. Then in light of a German threat, the field was expanded to include them. Political Geography is quite literally based on the foundations of hawkish lobbying; although, efforts at legitimizing the field in the 20th century have been more successful.

[M.E · Rating 4 out of 5]

كتاب شديد التخصص ...كثيف المعلومات ..يحتاج لادراك قوى للجغرافيا السياسية قبل قراءته للاستفادة منه...وغلى رغم من صغر حجمه النسبي الا ان فصوله العديدة قد احصت اتجاهات عده ومجالات مختلفة داخل الجغرافيا السياسية

[Christian Grimaldo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excelente para comprender la intersección de economía, política, modernidad e identidad. :)

[Silvia Mosquera Lago · Rating 5 out of 5]

Literalmente a biblia da xeopolítica... e os autores diositos. É un libro para ter sempre a man, aplica brillantemente a teoría de sistemas-mundo de Wallerstein a cuestións políticas de todo tipo, dende imperialismos até sistemas electorais, sendo tan teórico como práctico. Cando sexa profe non dubidarei en adaptalo para expandir este marabilloso dogma chamado marxismo.

[Laura López Sicilia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Libro de cabecera que marca un antes y un después en el estudio de la geopolítica. Totalmente recomendado para entender muchos conceptos complejos de la relación que existe entre los países después de la II Guerra Mundial con una visión contemporánea y elaborada.

[Jill · Rating 3 out of 5]

Prologue, 1,2,5,8,Epilogue

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tapos na geog 171 !!! masaya naman ^_^ sir quiray 2nd best geog prof #gradwaiting woohooooo