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In the Space of Theory: Postfoundational Geographies of the Nation-State
Matthew Sparke
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paperback. Series: Borderlines. Num Pages: 416 pages, 5 figures, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; RGCP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 566.
How is the meaning of the hyphen in “nation-state” changing in the context of globalization and proliferating political struggles? How can we investigate the transformation of the nation-state by marking the normally unmarked hyphen in “geo-graphy”? Debunking deterritorialization both as a discourse and as an antiessentialist abstraction, Matthew Sparke offers answers to these questions by examining the contemporary geographies of the United States and Canada.
In the Space of Theory details the territorial implications of the Iraq war, NAFTA, welfare reform, constitutional reform, cross-border regional development, and the legal battles of First Nations. In using antiessentialist arguments to elucidate ... Read more
How is the meaning of the hyphen in “nation-state” changing in the context of globalization and proliferating political struggles? How can we investigate the transformation of the nation-state by marking the normally unmarked hyphen in “geo-graphy”? Debunking deterritorialization both as a discourse and as an antiessentialist abstraction, Matthew Sparke offers answers to these questions by examining the contemporary geographies of the United States and Canada.
In the Space of Theory details the territorial implications of the Iraq war, NAFTA, welfare reform, constitutional reform, cross-border regional development, and the legal battles of First Nations. In using antiessentialist arguments to elucidate ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Series
Borderlines
Number of Pages
436
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816631902
SKU
V9780816631902
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About Matthew Sparke
Matthew Sparke is associate professor of geography and international studies at the University of Washington.
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