Atlantic Reverberations: French Representations of an American Presidential Election.(Book review)

The Geographical Review | January 1, 2009| | Copyright

ATLANTIC REVERBERATIONS: French Representations of an American Presidential Election. By Paul C. Adams. xii and 240 pp.; diagrs., ills., bibliog., index, Aldershot, England: Ashgate, 2007. [pounds sterling]89.95 (cloth), ISBN 9780754670230.

When I teach political geography I sometimes ask my students to tell me which countries they believe have the most important militaries. The United States, the United Kingdom, Israel, and Russia are typically nominated first. After a little more consideration, countries such as Australia and China usually come up. I then tell them ...

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