{"product_id":"what-is-geography-9781538160794","title":"What Is Geography?","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is geography? Geography is a fundamental fascination with, and a crucial method for, understanding the way the world works. This text offers readers a short and highly accessible account of the ideas and concepts constituting geography. Drawing out the key themes that define the subject, What s Geography? demonstrates how and why these themes—like environment and geopolitics—are of fundamental importance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluding discussion of both the human and the natural realms, the text looks at key themes such as environment, space, and place—as well as geography's methods and the history of the discipline.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroductory but not simplified, What Is Geography? provides students with the ability to understand the history and context of the subject without any prior knowledge. Designed as a key transitional text for students entering undergraduate courses, this book will be of interest to all readers interested in and intrigued by the “geographical imagination.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1. Introduction \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy What is Geography?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Order and Power: To Know the World I\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrdering the World \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eModern Geography: The World of Trade and Nations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhose Geography? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3: People and Nature: To Know the World II\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur Environment\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChanges, Challenges, and Defenses\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Systems of Nature\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Urbanization and Mobility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresenting the City \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUrban Critics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMobilities \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Doing Geography \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo Explore\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo Connect\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo Map \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo Engage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeography, Children and Freedom: A Plea\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Institutionalizing Geography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecialist Institutions \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeography’s Popular Institutions \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Future Geographies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Surviving and Thriving\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Diverse Geographies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Digital and Virtual Geographies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Astrogeography: Other Worlds, New Comparisons, and New Conflicts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Conclusions: A Planet of Geographers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePostscript: What is Geography? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041214300503,"sku":"9781538160794","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781538160794.jpg?v=1750949385","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/what-is-geography-9781538160794","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}