An Introduction to Human Geography: Issues for the 21st Century

An Introduction to Human Geography: Issues for the 21st Century av Denis Shaw, Michael Bradshaw, James D. Sidaway, P. W. Daniels, 2005, 2. utgave. Markering og notater i boka

An introduction to human geography provides a comprehensive overview of the major topics within human geography, including settlements, population, resources, the economy, consumption, citizenship, culture, society, the politics of place and globalisation. Coherent and substantial chapters ensure balanced treatment across the field of human geography.

Focussing on some of the key geographical challenges facing the world at the beginning of the twenty-first century, this stimulating text examines the forces that shape economies and societies on what the Editors describe as our, ...interconnected, contradictory, complex, conflict-ridden and fantastically diverse planet.

All chapters are written by specialists in the field and offer original, critical and engaging perspectives.

KEY FEATURES OF THE SECOND EDITION

New chapters on

Territory, space and society

Social inequalities and spatial exclusions

Environment and environmentalism

An improved range of pedagogical features that help clarify, extend and apply understanding, including

Spotlight boxes that provide deeper analysis of a key topic or concept

Thematic case studies that illustrate a real-world theme or example

Regional case studies that explore topics in relation to a specific place or part of the world

A new, innovative website supports the text at www.booksites.net/daniels

Go there to access practical study skills guidance, including material on

Improving essay-writing

Strategies for note-taking and revision

Planning exam answers

An introduction to human geography is an essential textbook for undergraduate students taking courses in geography and related disciplines in the social sciences.

Peter Daniels and Denis Shaw are at the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham. Mike Bradshaw is at the Department of Geography, University of Leicester. James Sidaway is at the Department of Geography, National University of Singapore.

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Spotlight and Case study matrices

Contributors

Guided tour

Editor's acknowledgements

Publisher's acknowledgements

Introduction

Geography: a discipline for the twenty-first century

Peter Daniels, Michael Bradshaw, Denis Shaw and James Sidaway

SECTION 1: WORLDS IN THE PAST: CHANGING SCALES OF EXPERIENCE

Edited by Dennis Shaw

Chapter 1: Pre-capitalist worlds, Denis Shaw

Chapter 2: The rise and spread of capitalism, Terry Slater

Chapter 3: The making of the twentieth-century world, Denis Shaw

SECTION 2: POPULATION, RESOURCES, DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Edited by Michael Bradshaw

Chapter 4: Demographic transformations, Tony Champion

Chapter 5: Resources and development, Michael Bradshaw

Chapter 6: Environment and environmentalism, Andrew Millington & Jenny Pickeril

Chapter 7: Changing geographies of global food production, Brian Ilbery

Chapter 8: Worlds apart: global difference and inequality, Marcus Power

SECTION 3:SOCIETY, SETTLEMENT AND CULTURE

Edited by Denis Shaw

Chapter 9: Cities, Allan Cochrane

Chapter 10: Rural Alternatives, Ian Bowler

Chapter 11: Social inequalities and spatial excursions, Phil Hubbard

Chapter 12: Geography, culture and global change, Cheryl McEwan

SECTION 4: PRODUCTION, EXCHANGE AND CONSUMPTION

Edited by Peter Daniels

Chapter 13: The geography of the economy, Peter Daniels

Chapter 14: The global production system: from Fordism to post-Fordism, John Bryson & Nick Henry

Chapter 15: The global financial system: worlds of monies, Jane Pollard

Chapter 16: Consumption and its geographies, Philip Crang

SECTION 5: TERRITORY, STATES, CITIZENSHIP AND GEOPOLITICS

Edited by James Sidaway

Chapter 17: Geopolitical traditions, James Sidaway

Chapter 18: Territoriality: claiming space, David Storey

Chapter 19: The place of the nation state, Carl Grundy-Warr & James Sidaway

Chapter 20: States, citizenship and collective action, Murray Low

Conclusions, challenges and promises

Peter Daniels, Michael Bradshaw, Denis Shaw and James Sidaway