Material Geographies

Is the current form of globalization inevitable? <strong>Material Geographies</strong> shows that the present form of globalization has been actively ′made′ by corporations, governments and international agencies, as well as through the combined efforts of many smaller actors. It discusses:<p><strong></strong></p><strong></strong><ul> <li><strong>Themes:</strong> including economy, environment, politics, mobility, and technology</li> <li><strong>Actors: </strong>human and non-human forces, from biodiversity to climate</li> <li><strong>Spaces:</strong> the key concepts of territory and flow</li> <li><strong>Responsibilities:</strong> our relations with people and other living things. </li></ul><p><strong></strong></p><strong></strong><p><strong></strong>Taking a range of different perspectives - from financial institutions to nation states, global migration to local identity - this is a vivid exposition of how globalization works at different scales. Unique in teaching literature with its focus on the non-human, it demonstrates how globalization can be understood geographically.</p>