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Description for State/Space
Hardcover. The major focus of this reader is the restructuring of state spatiality in the contemporary period of global capitalism. It demonstrates that processes of state re-scaling represent merely one dimension of an multifaceted reconfiguration of state spatiality in the contemporary period. Editor(s): Brenner, Neil; Jessop, Bob (Lancaster University); Jones, Martin (University of Wales Aberystwyth); Macleod, Gordon (University of Durham). Num Pages: 368 pages, 6. BIC Classification: JPHC; KCL; RGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 178 x 32. Weight in Grams: 804.
This groundbreaking, interdisciplinary volume brings together diverse analyses of state space in historical and contemporary capitalism.
This groundbreaking, interdisciplinary volume brings together diverse analyses of state space in historical and contemporary capitalism.
- The first volume to present an accessible yet challenging overview of the changing geographies of state power under capitalism.
- A unique, interdisciplinary collection of contributions by major theorists and analysts of state spatial restructuring in the current era.
- Investigates some of the new political spaces that are emerging under contemporary conditions of ‘globalization'.
- Explores state restructuring on multiple spatial scales, and from a range of theoretical, methodological and empirical perspectives.
- Covers a range of topical issues in ... Read more
- Contains case study material on Western Europe, North America and East Asia, as well as parts of Africa and South America.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631230335
SKU
V9780631230335
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99-50
About Brenner
Neil Brenner is Assistant Professor of Sociology and Metropolitan Studies at New York University. Bob Jessop is Professor of Sociology at Lancaster University. Martin Jones is Lecturer in Human Geography at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.Gordon MacLeod is Lecturer in Human Geography at the University of Durham.
Reviews for State/Space
"This useful and interesting reader addresses an emergent research agenda on the production and transformation of state space" Johanna Kantola, Univeristy of Bristol