Geography: A Very Short Introduction

Geography: A Very Short Introduction


Yazar John A. Matthews and David T. Herbert
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ISBN 9780199211289
Baskı yılı 2008
Sayfa sayısı 200
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Modern Geography has come a long way from its historical roots in exploring foreign lands, and simply mapping and naming the regions of the world. Spanning both physical and human Geography, the discipline today is unique as a subject which can bridge the divide between the sciences and the humanities, and between the environment and our society. Using wide-ranging examples from global warming and oil, to urbanization and ethnicity, this Very Short Introduction paints a broad picture of the current state of Geography, its subject matter, concepts and methods, and its strengths and controversies. The book>s conclusion is no less than a manifesto for Geography>s future. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
List of illustrations
1 Geography: the world is our stage 1
2 The physical dimension: our natural environments 21
3 The human dimension: people in their places 50
4 Geography as a whole: the common ground 82
5 How geographers work 105
6 Geographys present and future 134
References 158
Further reading 163
Index 171