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Leviathan Undone?: Towards a Political Economy of Scale
Roger Keil (Ed.)
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Description for Leviathan Undone?: Towards a Political Economy of Scale
Paperback. Bringing together leading theorists and scholars in contemporary spatial thinking and political economy, this volume presents an unprecedented collection of essays on scale, as well as case studies on the restructuring of our global society. Editor(s): Keil, Roger; Mahon, Rianne. Num Pages: 380 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JPA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 25. Weight in Grams: 726.
Caught in the trap of the nation-state and frozen in postwar bloc logic, critical political economy has been found wanting when it comes to problematizing space and scale. Globalization and the rise of world cities and regions have shaken the discipline's foundations and fostered new interest in the concept of scale. Leviathan Undone? brings together leading theorists and scholars from a variety of disciplines to develop a new language to understand the spatial restructuring that has accompanied globalization. By treating scale as the core concept of our time, these innovative, groundbreaking essays bring a new sensibility to classical and contemporary ... Read more
Caught in the trap of the nation-state and frozen in postwar bloc logic, critical political economy has been found wanting when it comes to problematizing space and scale. Globalization and the rise of world cities and regions have shaken the discipline's foundations and fostered new interest in the concept of scale. Leviathan Undone? brings together leading theorists and scholars from a variety of disciplines to develop a new language to understand the spatial restructuring that has accompanied globalization. By treating scale as the core concept of our time, these innovative, groundbreaking essays bring a new sensibility to classical and contemporary ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
Number of Pages
380
Place of Publication
Vancouver, Canada
ISBN
9780774816311
SKU
V9780774816311
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About Roger Keil (Ed.)
Roger Keil is a professor in the Faculty of Environmental Studies and director of the City Institute at York University. Rianne Mahon is a professor and director of the Institute of Political Economy and a member of the School of Public Policy and Administration and the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Carleton University. Contributors: S. Harris Ali, Janet ... Read more
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