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Book SynopsisCarl T. Dahlman earned degrees in sociology, music, and urban affairs before receiving his Ph.D. in geography from the University of Kentucky in 2001. He is the Director of the International Studies Program at Miami University, where his teaching focuses on political geography, migration and mobility, and globalization. His current research includes the role of European integration in the geopolitics of Southeastern Europe, and he has published a book on the subject, Bosnia Remade: Ethnic Cleansing and Its Reversal(Oxford University Press, with Gearóid Tuathail). He is a co-author of Pearson's Introduction to Contemporary Geography, with James M. Rubenstein and William H. Renwick.
William H. Renwick earned a B.A. from Rhode Island College in 1973 and a Ph.D. in geography from Clark University in 1979. He has taught at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Rutgers University, and is currently Associate Professor of G
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to Geography
Part 1: Environment and Resources
2. Landforms
3. Weather, Climate & Climate Change
4. Biosphere
5. Earth’s Resources and Environmental Protection
Part 2: Culture
6. Population and Migration
7. Cultural Geography
8. Languages and Religions
9. Food and Agriculture
Part 3: Development of Modern Society
10. Cities and Urbanization
11. A World of States
12. Economy and Development
