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Geopolitics Identifies And Scrutinizes The Central Features Of Geopolitics From The Sixteenth Century To The Present. The Book Focuses On Five Key Concepts Of The Modern Geopolitical Imagination: * Visualising The World As A Whole * The Definition Of Geographical Areas As 'advanced' Or 'primitive' * The Notion Of The State Being The Highest Form Of Political Organization * The Pursuit Of Primacy By Competing States * The Necessity For Hierarchy.