State/Space

Brenner

ISBN 10: 0631230335 / ISBN 13: 9780631230335

Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2003

About this Item

The major focus of this reader is the restructuring of state spatiality in the contemporary period of global capitalism. It demonstrates that processes of state re-scaling represent merely one dimension of an multifaceted reconfiguration of state spatiality in the contemporary period. Editor(s): Brenner, Neil; Jessop, Bob (Lancaster University); Jones, Martin (University of Wales Aberystwyth); Macleod, Gordon (University of Durham). Num Pages: 368 pages, 6. BIC Classification: JPHC; KCL; RGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 178 x 32. Weight in Grams: 804. . 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: State/Space
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0631230335
• ISBN 13: 9780631230335
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

This groundbreaking, interdisciplinary volume brings together diverse analyses of state space in historical and contemporary capitalism.

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• The first volume to present an accessible yet challenging overview of the changing geographies of state power under capitalism.
  
• A unique, interdisciplinary collection of contributions by major theorists and analysts of state spatial restructuring in the current era.
  
• Investigates some of the new political spaces that are emerging under contemporary conditions of ‘globalization'.
  
• Explores state restructuring on multiple spatial scales, and from a range of theoretical, methodological and empirical perspectives.
  
• Covers a range of topical issues in contemporary geographical political economy.
  
• Contains case study material on Western Europe, North America and East Asia, as well as parts of Africa and South America.

About the Author

Neil Brenner is Assistant Professor of Sociology and Metropolitan Studies at New York University.

Bob Jessop is Professor of Sociology at Lancaster University.

Martin Jones is Lecturer in Human Geography at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.Gordon MacLeod is Lecturer in Human Geography at the University of Durham.