Material Geographies

A World in the Making
Nigel Clark - The Open University
Doreen B Massey - The Open University
Philip Sarre - The Open University
Published in Association With the Open University
Material Geographies
November 2009 | 432 pages | Sage UK
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Description

Is the current form of globalization inevitable? Material Geographies 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:

o themes - including economy, environment, politics, mobility, technology

o actors - human and non-human forces, from biodiversity to climate

o spaces - the key concepts of territory and flow

o responsibilities - our relations with people and other living things.

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.

Contents

Introduction

Introduction

Climate Changes: island life in a volatile world

Climate Changes: island life in a volatile world

Making Finance, Making Worlds

Making Finance, Making Worlds

Bioprospecting and the Global Entanglement of People, Plants and Pills

Bioprospecting and the Global Entanglement of People, Plants and Pills

The Ice: unstable geographies of Antarctica

The Ice: unstable geographies of Antarctica

Of Trees and Trails: place in a globalised world

Of Trees and Trails: place in a globalised world

Community, Cloth and other Travelling Objects

Community, Cloth and other Travelling Objects

Geographies of Solidarity

Geographies of Solidarity

Good Food: ethical consumption and global change

Good Food: ethical consumption and global change

Conclusion

Conclusion

Description

Is the current form of globalization inevitable? Material Geographies 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:

o themes - including economy, environment, politics, mobility, technology

o actors - human and non-human forces, from biodiversity to climate

o spaces - the key concepts of territory and flow

o responsibilities - our relations with people and other living things.

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.

Contents

Introduction

Introduction

Climate Changes: island life in a volatile world

Climate Changes: island life in a volatile world

Making Finance, Making Worlds

Making Finance, Making Worlds

Bioprospecting and the Global Entanglement of People, Plants and Pills

Bioprospecting and the Global Entanglement of People, Plants and Pills

The Ice: unstable geographies of Antarctica

The Ice: unstable geographies of Antarctica

Of Trees and Trails: place in a globalised world

Of Trees and Trails: place in a globalised world

Community, Cloth and other Travelling Objects

Community, Cloth and other Travelling Objects

Geographies of Solidarity

Geographies of Solidarity

Good Food: ethical consumption and global change

Good Food: ethical consumption and global change

Conclusion

Conclusion

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Material Geographies

A World in the Making

Nigel Clark , Doreen B Massey , Philip Sarre
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November 2009 | 432 pages | Sage UK

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Is the current form of globalization inevitable? Material Geographies 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:

o themes - including economy, environment, politics, mobility, technology

o actors - human and non-human forces, from biodiversity to climate

o spaces - the key concepts of territory and flow

o responsibilities - our relations with people and other living things.

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.


Table Of Contents:

  • Introduction
  • Climate Changes: island life in a volatile world
  • Making Finance, Making Worlds
  • Bioprospecting and the Global Entanglement of People, Plants and Pills
  • The Ice: unstable geographies of Antarctica
  • Of Trees and Trails: place in a globalised world
  • Community, Cloth and other Travelling Objects
  • Geographies of Solidarity
  • Good Food: ethical consumption and global change
  • Conclusion

Recent Product Reviews:

Some parts I have found quite useful for 2 nd year students in geography
Miss Mathilde Christensen, Environmental, Social & Spatial Change, University of Roskilde
An interesting compilation that summarizes geographical insigths into the making of globalization
Mr Gerhard Rainer, Department of Geography, University of Innsbruck
A varied text with a good range of topics from some key authors. Certainly not essential reading but one to direct students towards if they're interested in particular chapter themes.
Dr Matt Benwell, School of Environmental Science, Liverpool University
Useful teaching resource that will engage students.
Dr Shona Russell, School of Management, St Andrews University
Really interesting read. The length of the essays is a good thing - will need a bit of module re-development to fit this in, but these redevelopments happen every year.
Professor David Harvey, Dept of Geography, Exeter University

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