Political geography /
Glassner, Martin Ira, 1932-
Political geography / Martin Ira Glassner. - Second edition. - xii, 716 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prologue: Into the Twenty-first Century -- Introduction to Political Geography -- The Field of Political Geography -- Personal Space and Territoriality -- Perceptions of the Political World -- The State -- State, Nation, and Nation-State -- The Emergence of States -- Modern Theories About States -- The Territory of the State -- Frontiers and Boundaries -- Core Areas and Capitals -- Unitary, Federal, and Regional States -- Anomalous Political Units -- Political Geography Within the State -- First-Order Civil Divisions -- Civil Divisions of the United States -- Special Purpose Districts -- Electoral Geography -- Indigeneous Peoples -- Imperialism, Colonialism, and Decolonization -- Colonial Empires -- The Dismantling of Empires -- The Aftermath of Colonialism -- Geopolitics -- Power Analysis -- Historical Concepts on Geopolitics -- Contemporary Geopolitics -- The Geography of War and Peace -- Contemporary International Relations -- International Law -- International Trade -- Economic Integration -- Global Intergovernmental Organizations -- Regional and Subregional Organizations -- Land-Locked States -- Outlaws and Merchants of Death -- Our Last Frontiers -- The Law of the Sea -- The Political Geography of the Sea -- Antarctica and the Southern Ocean -- Outer Space -- The Political Geography of Everyday Life -- The Politics of Religion, Language, and Ethnic Diversity -- The Politics of Transportation and Communications -- The Politics of Population, Migration, and Food -- The Politics of Ecology, Energy, and Land Use -- Looking Ahead -- Political Geography for the Future -- Bibliography -- Credits -- Index. Pt. 1. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Pt. 2. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11. Pt. 3. Ch. 12. Ch. 13. Ch. 14. Ch. 15. Ch. 16. Pt. 4. Ch. 17. Ch. 18. Ch. 19. Pt. 5. Ch. 20. Ch. 21. Ch. 22. Ch. 23. Pt. 6. Ch. 24. Ch. 25. Ch. 26. Ch. 27. Ch. 28. Ch. 29. Ch. 30. Pt. 7. Ch. 31. Ch. 32. Ch. 33. Ch. 34. Pt. 8. Ch. 35. Ch. 36. Ch. 37. Ch. 38. Pt. 9. Ch. 39.
0471114960 9780471114963
95032362
Political geography
JC319. / G588 1996
320.12
Political geography / Martin Ira Glassner. - Second edition. - xii, 716 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prologue: Into the Twenty-first Century -- Introduction to Political Geography -- The Field of Political Geography -- Personal Space and Territoriality -- Perceptions of the Political World -- The State -- State, Nation, and Nation-State -- The Emergence of States -- Modern Theories About States -- The Territory of the State -- Frontiers and Boundaries -- Core Areas and Capitals -- Unitary, Federal, and Regional States -- Anomalous Political Units -- Political Geography Within the State -- First-Order Civil Divisions -- Civil Divisions of the United States -- Special Purpose Districts -- Electoral Geography -- Indigeneous Peoples -- Imperialism, Colonialism, and Decolonization -- Colonial Empires -- The Dismantling of Empires -- The Aftermath of Colonialism -- Geopolitics -- Power Analysis -- Historical Concepts on Geopolitics -- Contemporary Geopolitics -- The Geography of War and Peace -- Contemporary International Relations -- International Law -- International Trade -- Economic Integration -- Global Intergovernmental Organizations -- Regional and Subregional Organizations -- Land-Locked States -- Outlaws and Merchants of Death -- Our Last Frontiers -- The Law of the Sea -- The Political Geography of the Sea -- Antarctica and the Southern Ocean -- Outer Space -- The Political Geography of Everyday Life -- The Politics of Religion, Language, and Ethnic Diversity -- The Politics of Transportation and Communications -- The Politics of Population, Migration, and Food -- The Politics of Ecology, Energy, and Land Use -- Looking Ahead -- Political Geography for the Future -- Bibliography -- Credits -- Index. Pt. 1. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Pt. 2. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11. Pt. 3. Ch. 12. Ch. 13. Ch. 14. Ch. 15. Ch. 16. Pt. 4. Ch. 17. Ch. 18. Ch. 19. Pt. 5. Ch. 20. Ch. 21. Ch. 22. Ch. 23. Pt. 6. Ch. 24. Ch. 25. Ch. 26. Ch. 27. Ch. 28. Ch. 29. Ch. 30. Pt. 7. Ch. 31. Ch. 32. Ch. 33. Ch. 34. Pt. 8. Ch. 35. Ch. 36. Ch. 37. Ch. 38. Pt. 9. Ch. 39.
0471114960 9780471114963
95032362
Political geography
JC319. / G588 1996
320.12