Making Political Geography (Human Geography in the Making)

making Political Geography Acquaints Readers With The Major Issues And Conceptual Problems That Have Dominated The Discipline Over The Past Two To Three Decades. Besides Discussing And Assessing Current Themes, Agnew Provides A Historical Analysis Of The Emergence Of Modern Political Geography From The 1890s Onwards, Identifies And Discusses The Three Waves Of The Revival Of Political Geography During The Last Three Decades, And Discusses Evidence For A New Coherence To The Discipline, Centering Around Issues Of Geographical Scale, Place And Politics, Etc. Political geography is the study of the geographical distribution of political power and how this affects a wide range of social phenomena. This title discusses: major issues and conceptual problems; current themes that are shaping the evolution of the subject; and areas for future research