Geopolitics: A Guide to the Issues (Contemporary Military, Strategic, and Security Issues)

Chapman, Bert

ISBN 10: 0313385793 / ISBN 13: 9780313385797

Published by Praeger, Santa Barbara, California, 2011

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Ex-library with the usual library markings (if not for the library markings this copy would be graded in fine condition); overall a nice used copy! Black boards with gilt lettering on the spine. 261 historical and informative pages! "This concise introduction to the growth and evolution of geopolitics as a discipline includes biographical information on its leading historical and contemporary practitioners and detailed analysis of its literature. · Biographies of major current geopolitical scholars and descriptions and listings of their works · Maps of geopolitical crisis areas, such as Afghanistan/Pakistan, the South China Sea, and the Straits of Malacca · Quotations from various government and military primary source documents · A glossary of geopolitical terms · A bibliography of international scholarly resources, including government and military documents.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Geopolitics: A Guide to the Issues (Contemporary Military, Strategic, and Security Issues)
• Publisher: Praeger, Santa Barbara, California
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0313385793
• ISBN 13: 9780313385797
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Weight: 22 ounces

About this title

Synopsis

This concise introduction to the growth and evolution of geopolitics as a discipline includes biographical information on its leading historical and contemporary practitioners and detailed analysis of its literature.

An important book on a topic that has been neglected for too long, Geopolitics: A Guide to the Issues will provide readers with an enhanced understanding of how geography influences personal, national, and international economics, politics, and security. The work begins with the history of geopolitics from the late 19th century to the present, then discusses the intellectual renaissance the discipline is experiencing today due to the prevalence of international security threats involving territorial, airborne, space-based, and waterborne possession and acquisition.

The book emphasizes current and emerging international geopolitical trends, examining how the U.S. and other countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, India, and Russia, are integrating geopolitics into national security planning. It profiles international geopolitical scholars and their work, and it analyzes emerging academic, military, and governmental literature, including "gray" literature and social networking technologies, such as blogs and Twitter.

About the Author

Bert Chapman is Government Information and Political Science Librarian and Professor of Library Science at Purdue University, USA. He is author of Geopolitics: A Guide to the Issues (Praeger/Bloomsbury, 2009), Military Doctrine: A Reference Handbook (Praeger/Bloomsbury, 2009), and Space Warfare and Defense: A Historical Encyclopedia and Research Guide (ABC-CLIO/Bloomsbury, 2008).