An Introduction to
Political Geography
John Rennie Short
is Professor of Geography at Syracuse University, New York
Old powers are falling. New states are emerging. The gap between East and West is narrowing. Yetthe developments in the Middle East and Eastern bloc, the increasing disparity between the rich andpoor nations, the intensification of economic competition between former political allies in the richcore, pose new threats and tensions for the New Worl.
An Introduction to Political Geography, in its first edition, helped to shape the study of thediscipline. Entirely revised and updated this new edition explores political and geographic changewithin the same accessible framework, emphasizing the need for a fluid approach to the study of theinternational order, the nation-state, as well as social movements.
Examining the North-South and East-West dimensions in the World Order and the rise of newcentres of power from an historical perspective, Part I provides a background for discussion ofcurrent trends and future developments. The nation state, the key unit that binds the generality ofworld order with the particularity of individual households, is introduced through analytic study inPart II, whilst Part III utilises detailed case studies to discuss social movements and the politics oftime and place.
Entirely revised and updated this new edition emphasizes the trend towards globalization butchallenges the traditional integration of the world systems approach. A new section on the politicalgeography of participation considers the concept of the global village, with its concerns for globaljustice and environmentalism. The extent to which active participation of people can determinesocial and political change prompts a range of original discussions.
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