ABSTRACT
Geographies of Globalization 2nd edition offers an animated and fully-updated exposition of the geographical impacts of globalization and the contribution of human geography to studies and debates in this area. Energetic and engaging, this book:
• Illustrates how the core principles of human geography – such as space and scale – lead to a better understanding of the phenomenon
• Debates the historical evolution of globalized society
• Analyses the interconnected economic, political and cultural geographies of globalization
• Examines the impact of global transformations ‘on the ground’ using examples from six continents
• Discusses the three global crises currently facing the world – inequality, the environment and unstable capitalism most recently manifested in the Great Recession
• Articulates a human geographical framework for progressive globalization and approaching solutions to the problems we face
Boxed sections highlight key concepts and innovative work by geographers as well as topical and lively debates concerning current global trends. The book is also generously illustrated with a wide range of Figures, photographs, and maps.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |101 pages
Globalization in three dimensions
chapter |30 pages
Globalization and place – the death of geography?
chapter |39 pages
Globalization and space – contesting theories
chapter |30 pages
Globalization and time – historical transformations
part |165 pages
Globalization in three spheres
chapter |54 pages
Globalizing economic geographies
chapter |59 pages
Globalizing political geographies
chapter |49 pages
Globalizing cultural geographies
part |161 pages
Globalization and three crises