The Geopolitics Reader - Softcover

 
9780415162715: The Geopolitics Reader

Synopsis

The Geopolitics Reader offers an interdisciplinary sourcebook of the most important political, geographical, historical and sociological readings of geopolitics in the late twentieth century. The Reader is divided into five parts which draw on the most illuminating examples of imperial, Cold War, contemporary geopolitics, new environmental themes and multiple resistances to the practices of geopolitics. The editors provide comprehensive introductions and critical comment at the beginning of each part and visual 'geopolitical texts' in the form of political cartoons are integrated throughout. Encouraging exploration of divergent viewpoints of global conflict and change this invaluable compendium includes readings by Martin Luther King, Vaclav Havel and George Bush.

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Review

This unique sourcebook gives an insight into the hardy perennials of spatial geopolitics while also identifying emerging varieties associated with environmentalism found this riveting reading: the A to Z of geopolitics, from classic accounts to emerging trends.

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Design and Audience
This book is an edited collection of articles and famous texts relating to the history of geopolitics in the twentieth century. It is aimed at an introductory to senior level undergraduate audience but can be profitably used in grad classes as an introduction to Critical Geopolitics. The book is divided into five sections: Imperialist, Cold War and New World Order Geopolitics (edited by myself), Environmental Geopolitics (by Simon Dalby) and Anti-Geopolitics (dealing with social movements edited by Paul Routledge). The book is illustrated with humorous political cartoons designed to amuse while educating. The text is suitable for Intro to World Politics and Twentieth Century politics classes.

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ISBN 10:  041516270X ISBN 13:  9780415162708
Publisher: Routledge, 1997
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