Identifying and scrutinizing the central features of geopolitics from the sixteenth century to the present, author Agnew pays close attention to its persisting conceptual underpinnings, novel turns and shifting impacts.

John Agnew is Professor of Geography at the University of California, Los Angeles.

1. Introduction 2. Visualizing Global Space 3. Turning Time into Space 4. A World of Territorial States 5. Pursuing Primacy 6. The Three Ages of Geopolitics 7. A New Age of 'Global' Geopolitics? 8. Conclusion