Geography and Political Power: The Geography of Nations and States

by Peter M. Slowe

Focusing on the relationship between geography and power, this book, originally published in 1990, isolates five sources of political power - might, right, nationhood, legality and legitimacy - and demonstrtes the centrality of geography to the argument of each case. The author stresses the value of geographical expertise to political decision-making and illustrates this through the use of case--studies. His analysis of the sources of power goes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138957291
• ISBN13: 9781138957299
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 226 Pages