Employing thematic investigation and illustrated through case studies, Dodds explores how global politics is imagined and practised by countries such as the US and other organisations including Greenpeace, the IMF and CNN International. In addition, the author discusses how issues such as environme
Global geopolitics : a critical introduction
β Scribed by Klaus Dodds
- Publisher
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 273
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
Dodds explores examples of American geopolitical theorizing and links these discussions to the enduring uncertainties of the post-September 11th era. He also investigates geopolitics and its relationship to globalization as well as some of the key issues shaping the global geopolitical conditions.
β¦ Table of Contents
Content: 1. Representing Geopolitics 2. The Nature of Geopolitics and Globalisation 3. Global Apartheid and North-South Relations 4. Popular Geopolitics 5. Globalisation of Danger 6. Globalisation of Environmental Affairs 7. Globalisation of Humanitarianism 8. Anti-Geopolitics and Globalisation of Dissent 9. Globalisation of Terror 10. Conclusions
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