| World Regions in Global Context: Peoples, Places, and Environments Contributor(s): Marston, Sallie (Author), Knox, Paul (Author), Liverman, Diana (Author) |
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ISBN: 0134183649 ISBN-13: 9780134183640 Publisher: Pearson OUR PRICE: $221.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Earth Sciences - Geography - Travel |
| Dewey: 910 |
| LCCN: 2015035836 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 9.5" W x 10.8" (2.75 lbs) 544 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Key Benefits: World Regions in Global Context presents a strong global sensibility and an emphasis on current events, with examples of interdependent development, spatial and social inequality, and questions of spatial justice. The authors maintain that regions are the outcomes of the twin forces of globalization and regionalization. Therefore, each regional chapter stresses the global systems of connection that drive unique regional processes, making regions different. By studying regions, readers not only learn the critical elements of different places, but also come to understand the fundamental processes that drive change. The Sixth Edition is a briefer, more visual text that still maintains its conceptual rigor by addressing today's critical geographic themes, incorporating deeper focus on sustainability issues, new human stories from the regions, cutting-edge data visualizations and infographics, including a completely modernized cartography program, and much more. Key Topics: World Regions in Global Context; Europe; The Russian Federation, Central Asia, and the Transcaucasus; Middle East and North Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa; The United States and Canada; Latin America; East Asia; South Asia; Southeast Asia; Oceania Market: For any reader interested in world regional geography; presented with a strong global sensibility and an emphasis on current concerns. |