Geopolitics and Globalization in the Twentieth Century [Hardcover]

Brian Blouet (Author), Brian W. Blouet (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2001 | ISBN-10: 1861890850 | ISBN-13: 978-1861890856 | Edition: 1

This book looks at the struggle between the processes of globalization and geopolitical forces over the last 150 years. The twentieth century witnessed a struggle between geopolitical states who wanted to close off and control earth space, resources and population and globalizing ones who wished to open up the world to the free flow of ideas, goods and services. Brian W. Blouet analyzes the tug-of-war between these tendencies, the playing out of which determined the shape and behavior of today's world. Beginning his survey in the late nineteenth century, Blouet shows how the Second World War served to focus international awareness on the ramifications of global controls, and how we may be facing the end of geopolitics today.

(20050401)

Editorial Reviews

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"The book offers an impressive marshalling of geopolitical history and serves as a useful overview of the resource difficulties faced by twentieth-century great powers"--Journal of World History

(Michael Lang Journal of World History )

About the Author

Brian W. Blouet is Huby Professor of Geography and International Education at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. He is the author of Halford MacKinder: A Biography (1987).

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Reaktion Books; 1 edition (May 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1861890850
• ISBN-13: 978-1861890856
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,039,122 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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