Human Geography

"Human Geography: Culture, Society and Space" challenges students to think geographically across scale and across a wide range of geographical phenomena and global issues. The authors engage the students throughout the text by posing geographical questions that encourage students to think critically about their own locality, region, nation, and world. In the eighth edition, the authors reform at the text to 14 chapters, provide a clear outline of key questions for each chapter, integrate their own field experiences, and rewrite the text to guide students through answers to geographic questions. The eighth edition includes three new chapters: 'Identity: Race, Ethnicity and Gender', 'Local Culture, Popular Culture, and Cultural Landscapes', and 'Geographic Networks'. The concepts of globalization, identity, development, sense of place, and construction of scale are infused throughout the text. The author team draws from studies in geography and across disciplines to bring a broad and up-to-date perspective on the kinds of research geographers have done and are currently doing on a wide range of human geography topics. In the eighth edition, de Blij and Murphy welcome new coauthor Erin Hogan Fouberg (South Dakota State University), who brings her expertise in geography education and political geography. The author team created a new pedagogy and writing style for the eighth edition that make the book more accessible to students and faculty.

ISBN 0471679518   Pages 528 ISBN13 9780471679516 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd   Weight (grammes) 1199 Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc   Published in New York Format Hardback   Height (mm) 284 Publication date 04 Apr 2006   Width (mm) 223 Library of Congress GF   Spine width (mm) 20 DEWEY 304.2   Academic level Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC22

1		Introduction to human geography		1
2		Population		34
3		Migration		68
4		Local culture, popular culture, and cultural landscapes		98
5		Identity : race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality		125
6		Language		148
7		Religion		177
8		Political geography		219
9		Urban geography		257
10		Development		300
11		Agriculture		328
12		Industry and services		361
13		Human environment		389
14		Globalization and the geography of networks		418

'... coverage of human geography that is topical yet familiar, and contents and presentation that ease the reader into the topics...' (Times Higher Education Supplement, 25 May 2007)

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