Bøker av Rhys Jones

Rescaling the State provides a theoretically-informed and empirically-rich account of the process of devolution undertaken in the UK since 1997, focusing in particular on the devolution of economic governance. -- .

Exploring the full breadth of contemporary political geography, this title covers traditional concerns and political geography research. It includes case studies and illustrations.

People/States/Territories examines the role of state personnel in shaping, and being shaped by, state organizations and territories. This text develops a conceptual understanding of the state as a continually emerging and contingent territorial organization, which is reproduced, transformed and contested by state personnel.

This book develops a novel approach to the study of language, bringing it into dialogue with the latest geographical concepts and concerns and provides a comprehensive account of the geography of Welsh language analysing policy development, language use, ability and shift.

Examines the importance of place in shaping nationalism. This book argues for the need to explore how various people - embedded within particular places and operating across different scales - contribute to its reproduction. It seeks to re-energise both geographical and social constructivist understandings of nationalism.