Geopolitics: An Introductory Reader

ISBN-13: 9780415666633 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 386 str.

Jason Dittmer;Jo Sharp;?Abar

Opis

It has been increasingly impossible to think about our changing world without coming across the term 'geopolitics'. In the wake of the invasion and occupation of Iraq by the United States, United Kingdom, and others, geopolitics has been offered as an explanation for the occupation's failure to reinvent the Iraqi state and as a blueprint for future action. But what is 'geopolitics'? Drawing both on academic and political material, this book introduces readers to the concept of geopolitics, from the first usage of the term to its more recent reconceptualisations. The concept of geopolitics is introduced through four thematic sections - Imperial Geopolitics, Cold War Geopolitics, Geopolitics after the Cold War and Reconceptualising Geopolitics. Each section includes key writings from a range of diverse and leading authors such as Said, Agnew, Dalby, O Tuathail, Gregory, Barnett and Kaplan, and is accompanied by a critical introduction by the editors to guide the reader through the material. This Reader establishes the foundations of geopolitics while also introducing readers to the continuing significance of the concept in the 21st century. This Reader provides an essential resource that exposes students to original writing. The Editors provide a pathway through the material with Section Introductions to assist the readers understanding of the context of the material and impacts of the writings. The readings included draw from a range of authors, writing from a range of locations. The Reader concludes with the latest changes in geopolitical thought, incorporating feminist and other perspectives.

Spis treści

Section 1: Imperial Geopolitics  1. The Influence of Seapower on History Alfred Thayer Mahan  2. The Geographical Pivot of History Halford Mackinder  3. Influences of Geographic Environment Ellen Churchill Semple  4. Geopolitics and Empire Gerry Kearns  5. What Geography Ought To Be Peter Kropotkin  6. Some Rules of Satyagraha Mohandas Gandhi  7. Why Geopolitik? Karl Haushofer  8. Eastern Orientation or Eastern Policy Adolf Hitler  9. Geography versus Geopolitics Isaiah Bowman  10. Japanese Geopolitics in the 1930s and 1940s Keiichi Takeuchi  11. Orientalism Edward Said  12. America is Safe While its Boys and Girls Believe its Creeds! Jason Dittmer  Section 2: Cold War Geopolitics  13. The Sources of Soviet Conduct George Kennan  14. The Domino Principle Dwight D. Eisenhower  15. Anti-Domino Patrick O’Sullivan  16. Diplomacy Henry Kissinger  17. Brezhnev Doctrine Leonid Brezhnev  18. Non-alignment in the 1970s Julius Nyerere  19. An Illustration of Geographical Warfare Yves Lacoste  20. Policy Statement Committee on the Present Danger  21. Geopolitics and Discourse Gearoid Ó Tuathail and John Agnew  22. Publishing American Identity Joanne Sharp  23. Homeward Bound Elaine Taylor May  24. Between Regions: Science, Militarism, and American Geography from World War to Cold War Trevor Barnes and Matthew Farish  25. Common European Home Mikhail Gorbachev  Section 3: Geopolitics After the Cold War  26. Clash of Civilisations Samuel Huntington  27. Clash of Ignorance Edward Said  28. The Coming Anarchy Robert Kaplan  29. Reading 'The Coming Anarchy' Simon Dalby  30. The Pentagon’s New Map Thomas Barnett  31. Neoliberal Geopolitics Sue Roberts, Anna Secor and Matt Sparke  32. The Colonial Present Derek Gregory  33. What Counts as the Politics and Practice of Security, and Where? Matthew Coleman  34. Geopolitics by Another Name Caroline Nagel  35. Emerging China and Critical Geopolitics John Agnew  36. The Uncertain state(s) of Europe Luisa Bialasiewicz  37. The New Geopolitics of Disease: Between Global Health and Global Security Allan Ingram  38. Geopolitical Economy of Resource Wars Phillippe Le Billon  39. Icy Geopolitics Klaus Dodds  Section 4: Reconceptualising Geopolitics  A Feminist Geopolitics? Lorraine Dowler and Joanne Sharp  40. Globalized Fear? Rachel Pain  41. Geopolitics and Family in Palestine Chris Harker  42. The Question of ‘The Political’ in Critical Geopolitics Jennifer Hyndman  43. Affectivity and Geopolitical Images Sean Carter and Derek McCormack  44. After Geopolitics? Deborah Cowen and Neil Smith  45. Religion and Geopolitics John Agnew  46. Militarism, Just War, or Nonviolence? Nick Megoran  47. Anthropocene Geopolitics Simon Dalby  48. In Defence of the Heartland Colin Gray  49. The Revenge of Geography Robert Kaplan

O autorze

Dr Jason Dittmer is Reader in Human Geography, Department of Geography, University College London, UK.

Professor Jo Sharp is Professor of Geography, School of Geographical and Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow, UK.