Popular culture, geopolitics, and identity

By:

Dittmer, Jason

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Lanham Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2010Description: xxi, 181 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:

9780742541122

Subject(s):

Geopolitics--Social aspects

DDC classification:

306.2ENL

Summary: This innovative and engaging textbook is the first to survey the field of popular geopolitics, exploring the relationship between popular culture and international relations from a geographical perspective. Each chapter focuses on a specific concept?defining it, considering key debates, and offering a concrete case study such as first-person-shooter video games, blogging, and comic books. Students will enjoy the text's accessibility and colorful examples, and instructors will appreciate the way the book brings together a diverse, multidisciplinary literature and makes it understandable and relevant.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

This innovative and engaging textbook is the first to survey the field of popular geopolitics, exploring the relationship between popular culture and international relations from a geographical perspective. Each chapter focuses on a specific concept?defining it, considering key debates, and offering a concrete case study such as first-person-shooter video games, blogging, and comic books. Students will enjoy the text's accessibility and colorful examples, and instructors will appreciate the way the book brings together a diverse, multidisciplinary literature and makes it understandable and relevant.

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