{"product_id":"the-introductory-reader-in-human-geography-9781405149211","title":"The Introductory Reader in Human Geography","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA lively and stimulating companion to standard classroom texts in human geography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The editors have been ambitious in their intentions and ... Have met their aims handsomely.\" (\u003ci\u003eProgress in Human Geography\u003c\/i\u003e, April 2009)  \u003cp\u003e\"A relatively good spread of world regions is covered in the remaining chapters of the book.... '\u003ci\u003eGeography, Culture and Prosperity\u003c\/i\u003e' by Oppenheimer is particularly interesting. I am sure these abbreviated chapters will appeal to many undergraduate students.\" (\u003ci\u003eSouth African Geographical Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"What is remarkable about this book is its suitability both as an introductory text and companion reader for first, second \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e third year undergraduate students of human geography… It should capture students’ imagination or sense of wonder while simultaneously helping them to engage in critical thinking… Highly recommended.\" \u003ci\u003e(Geographical Research: Journal of the Institute of Australian Geographers)\u003c\/i\u003e“Pieces are well contextualized and work effectively together ….This title would be appropriate to all levels of undergraduate study.” \u003ci\u003e(Times Higher Education Supplement)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes on the Editors. \u003cp\u003ePreface and Acknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Situating Human Geography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Introductory Readings:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. “The Four Traditions of Geography”: William D. Pattison.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. “Geography’s Perspectives”: National Research Council.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. “Geography and Foreign Policy”: H.J. de Blij.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. “Reflections of an American Geographer on the Anniversary of September 11th” : William G. Moseley.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. From How to Lie with Maps: Mark Monmonier.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. “Every Step You Take, Every Move You Make”: Jerome E. Dobson.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Population and Migration:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. “An Essay on the Principle of Population”: Thomas Robert Malthus.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. “Population Growth and a Sustainable Environment”: Michael Mortimore and Mary Tiffen.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. “Population Geography and HIV\/AIDS: The Challenge of a Wholly Exceptional Disease”: W.T.S. Gould and R.I. Woods.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. “Interprovincial Migration, Population Redistribution, and Regional Development in China: 1990 and 2000 Census Comparisons”: C. Cindy Fan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Environment, Agriculture and Society:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. “The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race”: Jared Diamond.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. “The Future of Traditional Agriculture”. Donald Q. Innis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. “Geography and the Global Environment”: Diana M.Liverman.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. “Water Resource Conflicts in the Middle East”: Christine Drake.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. From Americans and Their Weather: William B. Meyer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. “The Trouble with Wilderness; or, Getting Back to the Wrong Nature”: William Cronon.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Cultural Geography and Place:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. “Minnesota: Nature’s Playground”: David A. Lanegran.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. “American Microbreweries and Neolocalism: ‘Ale-ing’ for a Sense of Place”: Wes Flack.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. “Transplanting Pilgrimage Traditions in the Americas”: Carolyn V. Prorok.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. “Kitchenspace, Fiestas, and Cultural Reproduction in Mexican House-Lot Gardens”: Maria Elisa Christie.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Urban Geography:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. “Greenville: From Back Country to Forefront”: Eugene A. Kennedy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. “Ethnic Residential Concentrations in United States Metropolitan Areas”: James P. Allen and Eugene Turner.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. “South Africa’s National Housing Subsidy Program and Apartheid’s Urban Legacy”: Kimberly Lanegran and David Lanegran.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24. “World-City Network: A New Metageography?”: Jonathan V. Beaverstock, Richard G. Smith, and Peter J. Taylor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI: Economic Geography:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25. “Geographies of Knowledge, Practices of Globalization: Learning from the Oil Exploration and Production Industry”: Gavin Bridge and Andrew Wood.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26. “The Impact of Containerization on Work on the New York–New Jersey Waterfront”: Andrew Herod.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27. “Wine, Spirits and Beer: World Patterns of Consumption”: David Grigg.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28. “Producing and Consuming Chemicals: The Moral Economy of the American Lawn”: Paul Robbins and Julie T. Sharp.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29. “Women at Work”: Mona Domosh and Joni Seager.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII: The Geography of Development and Underdevelopment:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30. “The Re-scaling of Uneven Development in Ghana and India”: Richard Grant and Jan Nijman.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31. “Development Alternatives: Practice, Dilemmas and Theory”: A.J. Bebbington and D.H. Bebbington.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32. “Rural Development in El Hatillo, Nicaragua: Gender, Neoliberalism and Environmental Risk”: Julie Cupples.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33. “The Sahel of West Africa: A Place for Geographers?”: Simon Batterbury.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34. “Geography, Culture and Prosperity”: Andres Oppenheimer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VIII: Political Geography:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34. “Revisiting the ‘pivot’: the influence of Halford Mackinder on analysis of Uzbekistan’s international relations”: Nick Megoran.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35. “Euroregions in Comparative Perspective: Differential Implications for Europe’s Borderlands”: Joanna M.M. Kepka and Alexander B. Murphy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36. “The End of Public Space? People’s Park, Definitions of the Public, and Democracy”: Don Mitchell.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407882854743,"sku":"9781405149211","price":79.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405149211.jpg?v=1730500839","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-introductory-reader-in-human-geography-9781405149211","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}