Provides an invaluable introduction to current, critical debates over 'geopolitics' and world politics. Identifies and scrutinizes the central features of geopolitics from the sixteenth century to the present.

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

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