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A Brief History of Neoliberalism

David Harvey, Distinguished Professor, Ph.D Program in Anthropology, City University of New York

Neoliberalism - the doctrine that market exchange is an ethic in itself, capable of acting as a guide for all human action - has become dominant in both thought and practice throughout much of the world since 1970 or so. Writing for a wide audience, David Harvey, author of The New Imperialism and The Condition of Postmodernity, here tells the political-economic story of where neoliberalization came from and how it proliferated on the world stage. Through critical engagement with this history, he constructs a framework, not only for analyzing the political and economic dangers that now surround us, but also for assessing the prospects for the more socially just alternatives being advocated by many oppositional movements.

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The New Imperialism

David Harvey, Distinguished Professor, Ph.D Program in Anthropology, City University of New York

People around the world are confused and concerned. Is it a sign of strength or of weakness that the US has suddenly shifted from a politics of consensus to one of coercion on the world stage? What was really at stake in the war on Iraq? Was it all about oil and, if not, what else was involved? What role has a sagging economy played in pushing the US into foreign adventurism and what difference does it make that neo-conservatives rather than neo-liberals are now in power? What exactly is the relationship between US militarism abroad and domestic politics? These are the questions taken up in this compelling and original book.

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Geography in America at the Dawn of the 21st Century

Gary L. Gaile and Cort J. Willmott

For anyone interested in recent American research on climate, cities, Geographical Information Systems, Latin America, or any of the other subfields in geography, this volume provides representative accounts of American geographers' contributions in 47 specialty areas. This wide range of specialties comprises both a comprehensive reference and a 'state of the discipline' report.

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New State Spaces

Neil Brenner

Neil Brenner has in the past few years made a major impact on the ways in which we understand the changing political geographies of the modern state. Simultaneously analyzing the restructuring of urban governance and the transformation of national states under globalizing capitalism, 'New State Spaces' is a mature and sophisticated analysis of broad interdisciplinary interest, making this a highly significant contribution to the subject.

Putting Voters in their Place
Geography and Elections in Great Britain

Ron Johnston and Charles Pattie

Using information from the latest UK elections (including 2005) these experienced authors show how both voters and parties are affected by, and seek to influence, both national and local forces. Based on the latest information and scholarship, they analyse the difference that place makes to politics. Fully illustrated with figures and tables.