Geopolitics: Re-Visioning World PoliticsGeopolitics identifies and scrutinizes the central features of geopolitics from the sixteenth century to the present. The book focuses on five key concepts of the modern geopolitical imagination: * Visualising the world as a whole * The definition of geographical areas as 'advanced' or 'primitive' * The notion of the state being the highest form of political organization * The pursuit of primacy by competing states * The necessity for hierarchy. |
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction | 1 |
Chapter 2 Visualizing global space | 14 |
Chapter 3 Turning time into space | 35 |
Chapter 4 A world of territorial states | 50 |
Chapter 5 Pursuing primacy | 67 |
Chapter 6 The three ages of geopolitics | 84 |
Chapter 7 A new age of global geopolitics? | 115 |
Chapter 8 Conclusion | 127 |
Glossary | 134 |
Bibliography | 139 |
Index | 147 |
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Geopolitics: Re-Visioning World Politics John Agnew,Professor of Geography John Agnew Limited preview - 2002 |
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