Introduction to Political Geography Short (1993), Others, Studia
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AN INTRODUCTION TO
POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY
Old powers are falling. New states are emerging. The gap between East and West is narrowing. Yet
the developments in the Middle East and Eastern bloc, the increasing disparity between the rich and
poor nations, the intensification of economic competition between former political allies in the rich
core, pose new threats and tensions for the New World.
An Introduction to Political Geography,
in its first edition, helped to shape the study of the
discipline. Entirely revised and updated this new edition explores political and geographic change
within the same accessible framework, emphasizing the need for a fluid approach to the study of the
international 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 new
centres of power from an historical perspective, Part I provides a background for discussion of
current trends and future developments. The nation state, the key unit that binds the generality of
world order with the particularity of individual households, is introduced through analytic study in
Part II, whilst Part III utilises detailed case studies to discuss social movements and the politics of
time and place.
Entirely revised and updated this new edition emphasizes the trend towards globalization but
challenges the traditional integration of the world systems approach. A new section on the political
geography of participation considers the concept of the global village, with its concerns for global
justice and environmentalism. The extent to which active participation of people can determine
social and political change prompts a range of original discussions.
John Rennie Short
is Professor of Geography at Syracuse University, New York.
AN INTRODUCTION TO
POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY
Second edition
John Rennie Short
London and New York
Second edition first published 1993
by Routledge
11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE
This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2003.
Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada
by Routledge
29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001
© 1993 John Rennie Short
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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Short, John R.
An introduction to political geography/John Rennie Short.—
2. ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Political geography. I. Title.
JC319.S52 1993
320.1´2–dc20
92–24742
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