Geography category: 5793 books

While contemporary human geography has widely acknowledged that knowledge has both contingent and contextual character, international literature has tended to blot out differences and reproduce hegemonic Anglo-Saxon discourses. Any interest in destabilizing such power-knowledge systems calls upon...

Exam board: WJEC Level: GCSE Subject: Geography First teaching: September 2016 First exams: Summer 2018 Target success in WJEC Eduqas GCSE (9-1) Geography B with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam-style tasks and practical tips...

This book examines why the differences in comparative economic development across the world have a geographical pattern. It argues that there is a missing component in the geography versus institutions debate, namely the role of culture and its impact either directly on development or indirectly through...

The Companion Encyclopedia of Geography provides an authoritative and provocative source of reference for all those concerned with the earth and its people. Examining both physical and human geography and charting human activities within their habitat up to the present day, this Companion also asks...

A substantial proportion of the world’s population now live in towns and cities, so it is not surprising that urban geography has emerged as a major focus for research. This edited collection, first published in 1983, is concerned with the effects on the city of a wide range of economic, social...

This book studies the transformation of modern maritimity practices in coastal areas (such as swimming, navigation and tourism) and their implications to the development of Brazilian coastal cities, with an emphasis on the Northeast part of the country. It is a reflection on coastal geography in the...

This book provides the first sustained critical exploration, and celebration, of the relationship between Geography and the contemporary Visual Arts. With the growth of research in the Geohumanities and the Spatial Humanities, there is an imperative to extend and deepen considerations of the form...

According to Wikipedia: "Strabo (64/63 BC c. AD 24), was a Greek geographer, philosopher and historian. Strabo was born to an affluent family from Amaseia in Pontus (modern Amasya, Turkey), a city that he said was situated the approximate equivalent of 75 km from the Black Sea. Pontus had recently...

Intimacy, expressed through the feelings and sensations of the researcher, is bound up in the work of a feminist geographer. Tapping into this intimacy and including it in academic writing facilitates　a　grasping of the effects of power in particular places and initiates a discussion about how...

The Physical Geography Study Brief is ideal as a convenient quick reference guide to fundamental elements, processes and occurrences within Earth’s natural environment, including human intervention. Quick access to definitions of key terms and explanations of foundational principles are supported...

Exam board: OCR Level: GCSE Subject: Geography First teaching: September 2016 First exams: Summer 2018 Target success in OCR GCSE (9-1) Geography B with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam-style tasks and practical tips to create...

Exam board: Edexcel Level: GCSE Subject: Geography First teaching: September 2016 First exams: Summer 2018 Target success in Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Geography A with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam-style tasks and practical tips...

California is split into four regions: the coastal region, the Central Valley, the mountain region, and the desert region. Its unique geography means that Californians can go surfing and skiing—all on the same day! This primary source reader will introduce students to California's diverse geography....

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