Place and Politics (Routledge Library Editions: Political Geography): The Geographical Mediation of State and Society

by John Agnew

Book Overview

The first part of the book is concerned with developing the place perspective. Three dimensions of place are put forward: locale and sense of place describe the objective and subjective dimensions of local social arrangements within which political behaviour is realized; location refers to the impact of the 'macro-order', to the fact that a single place is one among many and that the social life of a place is embedded in theworkings of the state...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138798657
• ISBN13: 9781138798656
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.1"