An Introduction
to Political Geography:
Space, Place and Politics
By
Martin Jones; Rhys Jones; Michael Woods
First published 2004
by Routledge
11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE
Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada
by Routledge
29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001
Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group
This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2004.
AN INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY
‘This innovative book is an excellent introduction to contemporary political geography. Its threefold structure provides valuable routes into material covering both current theoretical debates and illuminating case studies. It is up-to-date in every sense and enables students to appreciate the discipline’s approaches through accessible exemplars.’ Ron Johnston, University of Bristol ‘This book is much more than a basic introduction to political geography. It provides a critical, versatile alternative to traditional state-centric narratives in political geography and will be a valuable resource not only for political geographers but also for students in such fields as political science and sociology.’ Anssi Paasi, University of Oulu Questions of the interaction between politics and geography permeate much of contemporary life. In this broad-based introduction to contemporary political geography, the authors examine the relationship between politics and geography at a variety of levels and in a number of different contexts. By pushing back the boundaries of what is conventionally understood to constitute political geography, the book emphasises the relationships between power, politics and policy, space, place and territory in different geographical contexts. An Introduction to Political Geography explores how power interacts with space, how place influences political identities and how policy creates and remoulds territory. In outlining the full breadth of contemporary political geography, covering a rich and diverse range of topics, it addresses not only traditional concerns such as state formation, geopolitics, electoral geography and nationalism but also newer themes, including the geographies of regulation and governance, public policy, the politics of place consumption, landscapes of power, identity politics and geographies of resistance. This accessible text successfully combines discussion of cutting-edge conceptual debates with international case studies, numerous illustrations and explanatory boxes. An Introduction to Political Geography will be essential reading for political geographers as well as a valuable resource for students of related fields with an interest in politics and geography. Martin Jones is Reader in Human Geography, Rhys Jones is Lecturer in Human Geography and Michael Woods is Senior Lecturer in Human Geography in the Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences at the University of Wales Aberystwyth. They all teach on the Master’s degree, Space, Place and Politics.
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