Human Geography
William Norton(Author)
Oxford University Press, Canada
Published in August 2005
Book
Hardback
554 pages
978-0-19-542375-4 (ISBN)
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Description
The fifth edition of "Human Geography" is a significant revision from the previous edition in that it integrates a discussion of globalisation throughout the text and explicitly labels the term a metaconcept; a concept that helps to frame our understanding of essential geographical concepts such as space, location, place, region, distance, scale, diffusion, perception, development and discourse. Chapters have been rewritten to emphasise the importance of globalisation for many areas of geographic study, including political geography, cultural geography and economic geography. The pedagogical impact of photographs has been emphasised through a new photgraph program that links images to principles and discussions in the text. The design of the entire book has been refreshed.
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Edition
New ed of 5 Revised ed
Language
English
Place of publication
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
maps, 156 Schaubilder, 57 Tabellen, 120 Farbfotos bzw. farbige Rasterbilder
156 figures and maps, 57 tables, 120 colour photographs
ISBN-13
978-0-19-542375-4 (9780195423754)
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Human Geography
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Oxford University Press, Canada
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Human Geography
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Oxford University Press, Canada
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Content
FIGURES, TABLES AND BOXES; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; 1. What is Human Geography?; 2. Studying Human Geography; 3. The Earth: A Human Environment; 4. The Earth: A Fragile Home; 5. The Human Population: History and Concepts; 6. The Human Population: An Unequal World; 7. Cultures: The Evolution and Regionalisation of Landscape; 8. Cultures: Symbolic and Social Landscapes; 9. The Political World; 10. Interaction and Economic Globalisation; 11. Agriculture; 12. Settlement; 13. Industry and Regional Development; CONCLUSION: THE HUMAN GEOGRAPHY OF THE FUTURE ... AND THE FUTURE OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY; REFERENCES; CREDITS; GLOSSARY; INDEX