Systematic political geography/

Main Author: De Blij, Harm J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Wiley, 1967.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The rise of the nation and the growth of the state: the concept of the nation- state
  • 2. The elements of the state: territory and population
  • 3. The elements of the state: organization and power
  • 4. The state and the world: political geography and global geopolitics
  • 5. Two theoretical views: 1. The unified field theory
  • 6. Two theoretical views: 2. The functional approach in political geography
  • 7. Frontiers and boundaries
  • 8. Boundaries: concept and classification
  • 9. Boundaries and buffer zones
  • 10. The concept of the territorial sea
  • 11. Maritime boundaries
  • 12. Landlocked states: the problem of access
  • 13. The heart of the state: the core area
  • 14. The capital city
  • 15. The unitary state
  • 16. The federal state
  • 17. Colonialism and resurgent nationalism
  • 18. Supranationalism: Interstate Relationships
  • 11. Emerging Politicogeographical realities
  • Author index
  • Subject index.