Geographies of knowledge and power. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Peter Meusburger, Derek Gregory, Laura Suarsana, editors.
• Editors: Meusburger, Peter; Gregory, Derek, 1951-; Suarsana, Laura
• Other Names: Klaus Tschira Stiftung.
• Contents: Introduction: Derek Gregory, Peter Meusburger, Martina Ries -- The Geopolitics of Knowledge about World Politics: A Case Study in US Hegemony: John Agnew -- Two Men of War and Their Idea: Walter Christaller, Edward Ullman, and the Central Place Theory: Trevor Barnes -- Tau(gh)t Subjects: Sarah DeLeeuw -- Who gets the past? The Changing Face of Islamic Authority and Religious Knowledge: Dale Eickelman -- Another Order of Things: Military Imaginaries and the Middle East: Derek Gregory -- 'A Heavenly Kingdom Shall Descend': How Millennialism Spread from New England to the United States of America: Robert Jewett -- Elites and the Monetary Power Complex: Hans-Jürgen Krysmanski -- Telling the Future: Reflections on the Status of Divination in Ancient Near Eastern Politics: Stefan Maul -- Mutual relations between Knowledge and Power: Peter Meusburger -- Hot Spots, Dark Side Dots, Tin-pots?:The Uneven Internationalism of the Global Academic Market: Anssi Paasi -- Power/Knowledge/Geography: Speculation at the End of History: Richard Peet -- The Power of Communication: Jo Reichertz -- Enabling Knowledge: Nico Stehr -- Between Omnipotence and Powerlessness: religious Symbolizations and Theological Interpretations of Power: Klaus Tanner -- Knowledge between Language and Social Control: Ingo Warnke -- Media Control in the Twentieth Century: Jürgen Wilke -- What a book (or two) Can Do: Reflections on Man and Nature and Silent Spring: Graeme Wynn.
• Publisher Details: Dordrecht : Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, color illustrations
• Subjects: 306.4/2; Knowledge, Sociology of; Power (Social sciences); Geography -- Social aspects; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture; Geography -- Social aspects; Knowledge, Sociology of; Power (Social sciences); Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789401799607; 9401799601; 9401799598; 9789401799591
• Related ISBNs: 9789401799591
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed June 29, 2015).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.