Global Geopolitics
by Martin Lewis
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Description
This course examines the global political situation from a geographical perspective. Topics include: how the countries of the world were formed and came to occupy their present territorial configurations; border conflicts and other spatially based international issues; struggles for secession from established states and movements for territorially based autonomy; and the development and enlargement of supranational organizations such as the European Union (EU) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). While the course is globally comprehensive, special attention will be given to current sites of geo-political tension. Maps will be used extensively for both descriptive and analytical purposes. This course is presented in enhanced podcast format: the presentation images are synched with the audio track and will display in the album artwork section of your iTunes application. If the album artwork field is not already visible, go to the "View" menu and select "Show Artwork."
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1. Course Introduction (January 8, 2008) | Politics, geography, international policies, relations, global, cultures, nations, states, countries, populations, definitions, teaching, sovereignty, history, background, boundaries, conflicts, foreign relations, spatial principles, aggregations, organiz | 4/15/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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2. East Asia (January 15, 2008) | Politics, geography, international policies, relations, global, cultures, nations, states, countries, populations, definitions, teaching, sovereignty, history, background, boundaries, conflicts, foreign relations, spatial principles, aggregations, organiz | 4/21/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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3. South Asia (January 22, 2008) | Politics, geography, international policies, relations, global, cultures, nations, states, countries, populations, definitions, teaching, sovereignty, history, background, boundaries, conflicts, foreign relations, spatial principles, aggregations, organiz | 4/28/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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4. Southeast Asia (January 29, 2008) | Politics, geography, international policies, relations, global, cultures, nations, states, countries, populations, definitions, teaching, sovereignty, history, background, boundaries, conflicts, foreign relations, spatial principles, aggregations, organiz | 5/7/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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5. Europe (February 5, 2008) | Politics, geography, international policies, relations, global, cultures, nations, states, countries, populations, definitions, teaching, sovereignty, history, background, boundaries, conflicts, foreign relations, spatial principles, aggregations, organiz | 5/12/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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6. Russia and Central Asia (February 12, 2008) | Politics, geography, international policies, relations, global, cultures, nations, states, countries, populations, definitions, teaching, sovereignty, history, background, boundaries, conflicts, foreign relations, spatial principles, aggregations, organiz | 5/19/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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7. Southwest Asia and North Africa (February 19, 2008) | Politics, geography, international policies, relations, global, cultures, nations, states, countries, populations, definitions, teaching, sovereignty, history, background, boundaries, conflicts, foreign relations, spatial principles, aggregations, organiz | 5/27/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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8. Sub-Saharan Africa (February 26, 2008) | Politics, geography, international policies, relations, global, cultures, nations, states, countries, populations, definitions, teaching, sovereignty, history, background, boundaries, conflicts, foreign relations, spatial principles, aggregations, organiz | 6/2/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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9. Latin America (March 4, 2008) | Politics, geography, international policies, relations, global, cultures, nations, states, countries, populations, definitions, teaching, sovereignty, history, background, boundaries, conflicts, foreign relations, spatial principles, aggregations, organiz | 6/9/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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10. North America and Oceania (March 11, 2008) | Politics, geography, international policies, relations, global, cultures, nations, states, countries, populations, definitions, teaching, sovereignty, history, background, boundaries, conflicts, foreign relations, spatial principles, aggregations, organiz | 6/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 10 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Problem
Great course but it cannot get it to download on iPhone 4. Seems to only work on older os.
Amazing depth of knowledge and excellent lecturer
Professor Lewis has an amazing knowledge of current geopolitical politics. I am a bit of a National Geographic junkie, and hearing these lectures really helped me form some connections to what is going on in different regions as a whole. There are great maps (they were small on my 1st generation nano) which are synched with the lecture. I have also listened to his Geography of World Cultures course and I highly recommend both of these courses.
