Making political geography /

The idea behind this book--one of several "Making ... Geography" titles-- is that "making" will reveal to readers something of the ways in which each particular branch of geography has evolved; in this case, something of the nature of political geography. This field of learning dates from about the 1890s. In its earliest phase, the subject was essentially the political informed by geography; more recently, the subject has become the study of geography informed by the political. Individual episodes may be found in a multiplicity of international events, or in a home state. Agnew (Univ. of California, Los Angeles) embraces narrative relating to the contributions of authors, concepts, historic circumstance, and global crises--all of which constitute the warp and woof of political geography. Illustrations complement an interesting study. ^BSumming Up: Recommended. All levels and collections. G. J. Martin emeritus, Southern Connecticut State University