ABSTRACT
Ifgeographyhasallowedexclusionandprotectionthroughthestatesystemofthepast,how arewetothriveinadifferentgeopoliticalworld? Perhapsthenewgeographydemandslivingwith paradox.Whenthereaderexamineswhatwehave showninthisbook,asetofironiesemerges:the statesystemisendangeredattheverymomentin historywhenitismostquicklyproliferating;some sovereigntymustbegivenuptokeepmostofit; theglobalculturethatthreatenstomeltnational-'.smdoesanoddtwistandmayactuallystrengthen 1tasweareloathetogiveupthefamiliarityofthe "us";bordershaveneverbeensopreciselydrawn andcalculated,butmetsolittlesuccesstokeepout theunwanted;andfinally,thetechnologythathas changedspatialrelationshipsnowforceshuman behaviortobebetterthanitisinordertosurvive.
