Material Geographies

A World in the Making

AvNigel Clark,Doreen B Massey

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

Del i serien Published in association with The Open University

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Beskrivning

Is the current form of globalization inevitable? Material Geographies shows that the present form of globalization has been actively 'made' by corporations, governments and international agencies, as well as through the combined efforts of many smaller actors. It discusses:

Themes: including economy, environment, politics, mobility, and technology
Actors: human and non-human forces, from biodiversity to climate
Spaces: the key concepts of territory and flow
Responsibilities: our relations with people and other living things.

Taking a range of different perspectives - from financial institutions to nation states, global migration to local identity - this is a vivid exposition of how globalization works at different scales. Unique in teaching literature with its focus on the non-human, it demonstrates how globalization can be understood geographically.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2008-04-16
Mått:186 x 246 x 30 mm
Vikt:890 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Published in association with The Open University
Antal sidor:432
Upplaga:1
Förlag:SAGE Publications
ISBN:9781847874696

Utforska kategorier

Geografi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

Nigel Clark is Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at the Open University

Recensioner i media

A varied text with a good range of topics from some key authors. Certainly not essential reading but one to direct students towards if they′re interested in particular chapter themes.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction - Doreen Massey & Nigel ClarkClimate Changes: island life in a volatile world - Nigel ClarkMaking Finance, Making Worlds - Michael PrykeBioprospecting and the Global Entanglement of People, Plants and Pills - Nick BinghamThe Ice: unstable geographies of Antarctica - Klaus DoddsOf Trees and Trails: place in a globalised world - Owain JonesCommunity, Cloth and other Travelling Objects - Giles MohanGeographies of Solidarity - Doreen MasseyGood Food: ethical consumption and global change - Sarah Whatmore & Nigel ClarkConclusion - Nigel Clark & Doreen Massey