Abstract
The work of geographers is concerned with three major, separate though far from independent, concepts: space, place and environment. Of the three, I concentrate here on space, and in particular on the spatial organisation of politics - on the changing world political map. First, I present a brief characterisation of the state as a category of geographical interest. I turn then to major changes that are taking place in economy and society, including their inter-relationships with nature, in order to illustrate the changing role of the state as a territorial unit. Understanding the state is central to understanding society, and understanding the changing world political map is a necessary component of that task. -from Author
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 87-96 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Fennia |
Volume | 172 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - 1994 |