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9780199211289 (10-digit ISBN: 0199211280)
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- An essential insight into one of the most complex and misunderstood disciplines
- Shows how Geography forms an integral part of contemporary life, with a wide range of up-to-date examples from global warming and oil to urbanization and ethnicity
- Explains the methods and cutting-edge technologies that geographers use today
- Looks at both Physical Geography, which covers natural environments and landscapes, and Human Geography, which investigates people and the cultural landscape, and explains the tensions and also the unity between the two areas of study
- Reveals how Geography can help solve major environmental and social issues
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.
Oxford's Very Short Introductions series offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects--from Islam to Sociology, Politics to Classics, Literary Theory to History, and Archaeology to the Bible.
Not simply a textbook of definitions, each volume in this series provides trenchant and provocative--yet always balanced and complete--discussions of the central issues in a given discipline or field. Every Very Short Introduction gives a readable evolution of the subject in question, demonstrating how the subject has developed and how it has influenced society. Eventually, the series will encompass every major academic discipline, offering all students an accessible and abundant reference library.
Whatever the area of study that one deems important or appealing, whatever the topic that fascinates the general reader, the Very Short Introductions series has a handy and affordable guide that will likely prove indispensable.
Please note: As this series is not ELT material, these titles are not subject to discount.
Preface
1: Geography: the World is our stage
2: The physical dimension: our natural environments
3: The human dimension: people in their places
4: Geography as a whole: the common ground
5: How geographers work
6: Geography's present and future
References
Further reading
Index
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.
Key Features
- An essential insight into one of the most complex and misunderstood disciplines
- Shows how Geography forms an integral part of contemporary life, with a wide range of up-to-date examples from global warming and oil to urbanization and ethnicity
- Explains the methods and cutting-edge technologies that geographers use today
- Looks at both Physical Geography, which covers natural environments and landscapes, and Human Geography, which investigates people and the cultural landscape, and explains the tensions and also the unity between the two areas of study
- Reveals how Geography can help solve major environmental and social issues
Series Description
Oxford's Very Short Introductions series offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects--from Islam to Sociology, Politics to Classics, Literary Theory to History, and Archaeology to the Bible.
Not simply a textbook of definitions, each volume in this series provides trenchant and provocative--yet always balanced and complete--discussions of the central issues in a given discipline or field. Every Very Short Introduction gives a readable evolution of the subject in question, demonstrating how the subject has developed and how it has influenced society. Eventually, the series will encompass every major academic discipline, offering all students an accessible and abundant reference library.
Whatever the area of study that one deems important or appealing, whatever the topic that fascinates the general reader, the Very Short Introductions series has a handy and affordable guide that will likely prove indispensable.
Please note: As this series is not ELT material, these titles are not subject to discount.
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