Economic Geography: A Critical Introduction
Author:   Trevor J. Barnes (University of British Columbia) ,  Brett Christophers (Uppsala University, Sweden)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
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9781118874325


Pages:   336
Publication Date:   04 January 2018
Format:   Paperback
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This volume in the celebrated Critical Introductions to Geography series introduces readers to the vibrant discipline of economic geography. The authors provide an original definition of the discipline, and they make a strong case for its vital importance in understanding the dynamic interconnections, movements, and emerging trends shaping our globalized world. Economic Geography addresses the key theories and methods that form the basis of the discipline, and describes its “communities of practice” and relations to related fields including economics and sociology. Numerous illustrative examples explore how economic geographers examine the world and how and why the discipline takes the forms it does, demonstrating the critical value of economic geography to making sense of globalization, uneven development, money and finance, urbanization, environmental change, and industrial and technological transformation. Engaging and thought-provoking, Economic Geography: A Critical Introduction is the ideal resource for students studying across a range of subject areas, as well as the general reader with an interest in world affairs and economics. 

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Author:   Trevor J. Barnes (University of British Columbia) ,  Brett Christophers (Uppsala University, Sweden)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.658kg
ISBN:  

9781118874325


ISBN 10:   1118874323
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   04 January 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vi List of Figures vii 1 Why Economic Geography Is Good For You 1 Part I Thinking Critically about Economic Geography 23 2 What Is Economic Geography? 25 3 Inventing Economic Geography: Histories of a Discipline 50 4 Economic Geography and its Border Country 76 5 Theory and Theories in Economic Geography 107 6 Method and Methodology in Economic Geography 132 7 Unboxing Economic Geography 156 Part II Doing Critical Economic Geography 185 8 Globalization and Uneven Development 187 9 Money and Finance 211 10 Cities and Urbanization 235 11 Nature and the Environment 261 12 Industrial and Technological Change 282 13 Conclusion 304 Index 314 

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""The most straight-forward assessment I have to offer is that I wish this was the book that introduced me to economic geography."" —Patrick Bigger, Lancaster Environment Centre, Journal of Economic Geography 18 (2018)


Author Information

Trevor J. Barnes is Professor of Geography and Distinguished University Scholar at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. He is the author of more than a 150 journal articles and edited chapters, and the author or editor of a dozen books. Brett Christophers is Professor of Geography at Uppsala University and the author of four previous books including The Great Leveler: Capitalism and Competition in the Court of Law (2016) and Banking Across Boundaries: Placing Finance in Capitalism (2013).

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