Geographies of Power: Placing Scale Andrew Herod Melissa W. Wright (eds.) by Andrew Herod, Melissa W. Wright (eds.) 9780470773406, 9780631225577, 0470773405, 0631225579 instant download after payment.
At a time when references to things ‘global' have gained more currency than ever, this book explores the nexus of power and space behind the politics of geographical scale.
- Explores the nexus of power and space behind the rescaling of contemporary social, economic and political life.
- Organized into three sections on theorizing scale, the discourses and rhetorics of scale, and scales of activism.
- Will stimulate discussion about how conceptions and visions of scale inform all aspects of social life.
Content:
Chapter 1 Beyond Global vs. Local: Economic Politics Outside the Binary Frame (pages 25–60): J. K. Gibson?Graham
Chapter 2 The Urban as an Object of Study in Global Cities Literatures: Representational Practices and Conceptions of Place and Scale (pages 61–84): Eugene J. McCann
Chapter 3 “Globalization,” the “Regulation Approach,” and the Politics of Scale (pages 85–114): Kevin R. Cox
Chapter 4 Retheorizing the Scale of Globalization: Topologies, Actor?Networks, and Cosmopolitanism (pages 115–144): Alan Latham
Chapter 5 “Adventure Travel for the Mind®”: Analyzing the United States Virtual Trade Mission's Promotion of Globalization through Discourse and Corporate Media Strategies (pages 154–170): Ken Hillis, Michael Petit and Altha J. Cravey
Chapter 6 Popular Culture, Academic Discourse, and the Incongruities of Scale (pages 171–191): Andrew Kirby
Chapter 7 Maintaining National Identity at the Border: Scale, Masculinity, and the Policing of Immigration in Southern California (pages 192–214): Susan P. Mains
Chapter 8 Contested Landscapes of Labor: Rival Unionism in the Farm Implements Industry (pages 224–248): Jeff R. Crump
Chapter 9 The Politics of Environmental Justice as the Politics of Scale: St. James Parish, Louisiana, and the Shintech Siting Controversy (pages 249–273): Hilda E. Kurtz
Chapter 10 Networks, Governance, and the Politics of Scale: Inter?Urban Networks and the European Union (pages 274–303): Helga Leitner, Claire Pavlik and Eric Sheppard
