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Geopolitics and the Quest for Dominance
Jeremy M. Black
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Description for Geopolitics and the Quest for Dominance
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 231 x 26. Weight in Grams: 536.
History and geography delineate the operation of power, not only its range but also the capacity to plan and the ability to implement. Approaching state strategy and policy from the spatial angle, Jeremy Black argues that just as the perception of power is central to issues of power, so place, and its constraints and relationships, is partly a matter of perception, not merely map coordinates. Geopolitics, he maintains, is as much about ideas and perception as it is about the actual spatial dimensions of power. Black's study ranges widely, examining geography and the spatial nature of state power from the ... Read more
History and geography delineate the operation of power, not only its range but also the capacity to plan and the ability to implement. Approaching state strategy and policy from the spatial angle, Jeremy Black argues that just as the perception of power is central to issues of power, so place, and its constraints and relationships, is partly a matter of perception, not merely map coordinates. Geopolitics, he maintains, is as much about ideas and perception as it is about the actual spatial dimensions of power. Black's study ranges widely, examining geography and the spatial nature of state power from the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253018700
SKU
V9780253018700
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About Jeremy M. Black
Jeremy Black is Professor of History at the University of Exeter. He is author of many books including Other Pasts, Different Presents, Alternative Futures (IUP, 2015); Clio's Battles: Historiography in Practice (IUP, 2015); The Power of Knowledge: How Information and Technology Made the Modern World; War and Technology (IUP, 2013); and Fighting for America: The Struggle for Mastery in North ... Read more
Reviews for Geopolitics and the Quest for Dominance
The book is a must read for those involved in international relations, strategic studies, geography, political and economic history, as well as government and military leaders. It is a treasure trove of thought for academics, for scholars to debate and advance.3/30/17
Military Review
In Geopolitics and the Quest for Dominance, Black provides a lively and thought-provoking account of ... Read more
Military Review
In Geopolitics and the Quest for Dominance, Black provides a lively and thought-provoking account of ... Read more