The Geography of State Policies (Routledge Library Editions: Political Geography)
The Geography of State Policies (Routledge Library Editions: Political Geography)

Author: J. R. V. Prescott

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-10-03

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 131759844X

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This book examines the reciprocal relationships between geography and the policies of states. The text begins with a theoretical analysis which sets the study in the context of geography and related fields, and an analysis of certain global strategies advocated by geographers and others. The remainder of the book deals with policies of defence, development and administration.

Nationalism, Self-Determination and Political Geography
Nationalism, Self-Determination and Political Geography

Author: R. J. Johnston

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-10-03

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 131761013X

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This book explores the place of nationalism in the modern world. It looks at the relationships between nationalism, politics and states, explores the rise of minority national movements and the problems they cause, and discusses the problems of national integration in particular countries. It analyses the problems in a general and thematic way and includes a number of important case studies.

Geography of Elections
Geography of Elections

Author: Peter J. Taylor

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-10-03

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 1317601866

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Within an international framework, this work provides a fully comprehensive approach to the geographical coverage of elections. Numerous applications of ideas and concepts from human geography are incorporated into a new political context, illustrating the manner in which electoral patterns reflect and help produce the overall geography of a region or state. Discussions of various topics are well supported by numerous maps and diagrams which help clarify arguments and serve to define elections within their basic geographical context.

Nation, State and Territory
Nation, State and Territory

Author: Roy E H Mellor

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-11-19

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 1317331109

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This detailed analysis, originally published in 1989 studies the relationship between nation, state and territory. It explores the evolution of nations and the development of the state idea. Consideration is given to the frontier, s the interface between states, the influence of defence requirements, and the dilemmas involved in organizing the internal territorial-administrative arrangements of state territory. Finally the book reviews the geographical problems of empires, in growth and decline, and the impact of international organizations among states. Throughout the book, the themese are given an historical dimension and are supported by numerous maps and examples.

The Geography of Border Landscapes
The Geography of Border Landscapes

Author: Dennis Rumley

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-10-03

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 1317598792

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This volume is about border landscapes, with emphasis on the varying impact that political decision-making and ideological differences can have on the environment at border locations, for example. This volume by political-geography experts from across the globe provides important insights specficially into border landscapes and so serves to further our understanding of aspects of cultural landscapes.

The Geopolitics of Domination (Routledge Library Editions: Political Geography)
The Geopolitics of Domination (Routledge Library Editions: Political Geography)

Author: Geoffrey Parker

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-10-03

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 1317600274

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Using the examples of the Ottoman Empire, Spain, Austria, France and Germany, this book describes the principal geopolitical features of the expansionist state. It then presents a model of the operation of the expansionist process over space and time. It goes on to apply the geopolitical characteristics of the model to the period after 1945 in order to assess the extent to which the Soviet Union might be considered as being an expansionist state, either actually or potentially. This latter question is obviously once more extremely relevant with the current events in Ukraine.

Developments in Electoral Geography
Developments in Electoral Geography

Author: Ron Johnston

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-10-03

Total Pages: 293

ISBN-13: 1317610075

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The essays in this collection show how electoral geography has shifted from empiricist activity towards a closer involvement with the wider issues addressed by social scientists. They illustrate the potential contributions that electoral geographers can make towards the understanding of global, national and local societies.

Place and Politics
Place and Politics

Author: John A. Agnew

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-10-03

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 1317630610

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The first part of the book is concerned with developing the place perspective. Three dimensions of place are put forward: locale and sense of place describe the objective and subjective dimensions of local social arrangements within which political behaviour is realized; location refers to the impact of the ‘macro-order’, to the fact that a single place is one among many and that the social life of a place is embedded in theworkings of the state and the world economy. The second part of the book provides detailed examinations of American and Scottish politics, using the place perspective. Contrary to the view that place or locality is important only in ‘traditional societies’, this book argues that place is of continuing significance in even the most ‘advanced’ societies.