Geopolitical fears, geoeconomic hopes, and the responsibilities of geography

Annals of the Association of American Geographers

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 338-349

  Sparke, Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Geoecononomics; Geopolitics; Hope; Neoliberalism; Resistance

Indexed keywords

FOREIGN POLICY; GEOPOLITICS; NEOLIBERALISM; POLITICAL DISCOURSE;

EID: 34249854801     PISSN: 00045608     EISSN: 14678306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8306.2007.00540.x     Document Type: Article

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