Political geography : world-economy, nation-state, and locality
by
Taylor, Peter J. (Peter James), 1944-
Title
:
Political geography : world-economy, nation-state, and locality
Author
:
Taylor, Peter J. (Peter James), 1944-
ISBN
:
9780582098626
9780470221150
Personal Author
:
Taylor, Peter J. (Peter James), 1944-
Edition
:
3rd ed.
Publication Information
:
Harlow, Essex, England : Longman Scientific & Technical ; New York : Copublished in the U.S. with J. Wiley & Sons, 1993.
Physical Description
:
xiii, 360 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Contents
:
Chapter 1 : A world-systems approach to political geography : World-systems analysis. Dimensions of an historical system. Power and politics in the world-economy. Chapter 2 : Geopolitics revived : The power-political heritage. Geopolitical world orders. Geopolitical codes. Chapter 3 : Geography of imperialisms : The revolutionary heritage. Formal imperialism: the creation of empires. Informal imperialism: dominance without empire. Chapter 4 : Territorial states : Two heritages: developmentalism and functionalism. The making of the world political map. The nature of the states. Chapter 5 : Nation and nationalism : The ideological heritage. Nationalism in practice. Modern theories of nationalism. Chapter 6 : Rethinking electoral geography : The liberal heritage. Liberal democracy in the core. Elections beyond the core. Chapter 7 : Political geography of localities : The ecological heritage. Places matter. A new theory of politics in localities.
Abstract
:
Dramatic changes have occurred in the political world arena since the publication of the last edition of this classic text in 1989 including such major changes as the demolition of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Germany, followed closely by the collapse of the USSR and explosion of nationalism in eastern Europe. Rewritten to ensure that it maintains its position as the best political geography text on the market.
Subject Term
:
Political geography.
Geopolitics.