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The editor launched the "My New Book in 750 Words" series in January 2013 to offer short introductions to new books on key global issues. To enable interaction between authors and visitors, the contributions were re-coded into a WordPress blog in March 2013. The old HTML pages have since remained online for the time being.

The "My new book in 750 words" series seeks to provide a multidisciplinary angle on the dynamics between power, space and identity. It challenges authors to discuss their new book in less than 750 words. The interviews address the book's key themes, questions and findings. Moreover, the book is put in perspective by linking it to the author's background and existing literature. Overall, the underlying question is: why should we consider reading this new book?

Nazli Choucri on Cyberspace

March 2013

Nazli Choucri, Professor of Political Science and Associate Director of MIT’s Technology and Development Program (TDP), introduces her new book "CyberPolitics in International Relations".

Nazli Choucri: CyberPolitics in International Relations

"Cyberpolitics, a recently coined term, refers to the conjunction of two processes or realities—those pertaining to traditional human contentions for power and influence (politics) surrounding the determination of who gets what, when, and how, and those enabled by a constructed domain (cyber) as a new arena of human interaction with its own modalities, realities, and contentions."

Allen Scott on City-Regions

March 2013

Allen J Scott, distinguished research professor in the Department of Geography and the Department of Policy Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, introduces his new book "A World in Emergence. Cities and Regions in the 21st Century":

Allen Scott: A World in Emergence - Cities and Regions in the 21st Century

"The emerging cosmopolitan system of gigantic urban centers is steadily coming to the fore as one of the more potent and visible elements of the new world order. The city-regions that make up the system represent important economic motors and political actors on the world stage, but each of them is also riven by social conflicts, rooted above all in the deepening inequalities that they harbor. "

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Julien Mercille on Afghanistan

March 2013

Julien Mercille, Lecturer at the School of Geography, Planning & Environmental Policy of the University College Dublin, introduces his book on the political economy of the drugs trade within and from Afghanistan:

Julien Mercille: Cruel Harvest - US Intervention in the Afghan Drug Trade

"The official discourse tells us that the best solution to deal with Afghan drugs is to conduct operations within the country. In fact, the most effective solution is to reduce the demand for drugs in consuming countries. The latter are mostly Europe and Russia. Therefore, we must provide more treatment and prevention services for addicts in Europe, and that should reduce the size of the global narcotics industry."

Patrice Gourdin on his Method

February 2012

Patrice Gourdin, Professor at French Air Force Academy and Lecturer at Institute of Political Science of Aix-en-Provence, introduces his new geopolitical handbook:

Patrice Gourdin: Geopolitics - A Practical Handbook

"To explain a crisis or a war, one should successively study the territory, the population of this territory, the arguments of each local player and the attitude of foreign players"

Klaus Dodds on the Antarctic

January 2013

Klaus Dodds, Professor of Geopolitics at Royal Holloway, University of London and Editor of The Geographical Journal, introduces his new book "The Antarctic - A Very Short Introduction" in less than 500 words:

Klaus Dodds: The Antarctic - A Very Short Introduction

"I think there is a continued need to investigate carefully the workings of the Antarctic Treaty System and associated legal instruments. We should not take it for granted that the governance of the Antarctic is assured."

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Authors A-Z (WordPress blog)

Editor's note: all contributions below are part of WordPress blog with a slightly different lay-out and other navigation menus than other EG pages.

• WordPress blog with all contributions to "My New Book in 750 Words"
• Arthur Asa Berger: Understanding American Icons - An Introduction to Semiotics
• Harm de Blij: Why Geography Matters, More Than Ever
• Nazli Choucri: CyberPolitics in International Relations
• Jason Dittmer: Captain America and the Nationalist Superhero: Metaphors, Narratives, and Geopolitics
• Klaus Dodds: The Antarctic - A Very Short Introduction
• David Giles: Psychology of the Media
• Patrice Gourdin: Geopolitics - A Practical Handbook
• Julien Mercille: Cruel Harvest - US Intervention in the Afghan Drug Trade
• Allen Scott: A World in Emergence - Cities and Regions in the 21st Century
• Julien Zarifian: US Foreign Policy Towards Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia

Authors A-Z (HTML pages)

• Arthur Asa Berger: Understanding American Icons. An Introduction to Semiotics
• Harm de Blij: Why Geography Matters, More Than Ever
• Jason Dittmer: Captain America and the Nationalist Superhero: Metaphors, Narratives, and Geopolitics
• Klaus Dodds: The Antarctic - A Very Short Introduction
• David Giles: Psychology of the Media
• Patrice Gourdin: Geopolitics - A Practical Handbook
• Julien Mercille: Cruel Harvest - US Intervention in the Afghan Drug Trade
• Allen Scott: A World in Emergence. Cities and Regions in the 21st Century
• Julien Zarifian: US Foreign Policy Towards Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia

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