ISBN: 9780131449756

Product infoWorld Regions in Global Context : Peoples, Places, and Environments by Paul L. Knox, Sallie A. Marston and Diana M. Liverman (2004, Hardcover, Revised edition)Books > Nonfi… Plus…

Product infoWorld Regions in Global Context : Peoples, Places, and Environments by Paul L. Knox, Sallie A. Marston and Diana M. Liverman (2004, Hardcover, Revised edition)Books > NonfictionProduct InformationFor courses in World Regional Geography. For courses in World Regional Geography. World Regions in Global Context employs an explicitly global approach to world regional geography that emphasizes global connections, the stories behind the maps, and presents explicit discussions of how these forces and processes play themselves out in individual places. The book makes the most current and powerful ideas in geography accessible to the introductory student. Marston, Knox, and Liverman feature an emphasis on core regions, key cities, and distinctive landscapes that allows the them to stress global connections while still maintaining the course's traditional focus on places at the local scale.Product IdentifiersPublisherPrentice Hall PTRISBN-100131449753ISBN-139780131449756eBay Product ID (ePID)30505563Product Key FeaturesFormatHardcoverPublication Year2004LanguageEnglishDimensionsWeight55.7 OzWidth8.7in.Height0.9in.Length11.1in.Additional Product FeaturesDewey Edition23Table of Content1. A World of Regions. The Power of Geography: A World of Regions: The Regional Approach. The Interdependence of Geographic Scales. Boundaries and Frontiers. Regionalism and Sectionalism. Places and Regions in an Interdependent World: Globalization. Globalization and Environmental Change. The Global Context: Some Important Patterns: Religion. Language. Population Distribution. Urbanization. Economic Development and Social Well-being. 2. The Foundations of World Regions. The Changing World: The Earth System. The World-System. Geographic Expansion, Integration, and Change: The Growth of Early Empires. The Geographic Foundations of the Modern World. Organizing the Core: The Division of Labor. Standardizing Time, Space, Measure, Value, and Money. Forging National Identities and Constructing States. Controlling and Commodifying Nature. Developing Internal Infrastructures. Organizing the Periphery: Imperialism and Colonialism: Imposing New Geographies on the World. An International Division of Labor. Political and Cultural Geographies. Exploration and Exploitation. Developing Internal Infrastructures. Globalization and Economic Development: Deploying and Encountering Development. Five Key Factors of Globalization. Transnational Economic Integration. 3. Europe. Environment and Society in Europe: Landforms and Landscapes. Climate. Environmental History. Europe in the World-System: Trade and the Age of Discovery. Industrialization and Imperialism. Eastern Europe's Interlude of State Socialism. The Peoples of Europe: The European Diaspora. Migration Within Europe. Recent Migration Streams. European Cultural Traditions. Culture and Ethnicity, Nations and States. Contemporary Challenges in a Globalizing World: Growth, Deindustrialization, and Reinvestment. The European Union. The Reintegration of Eastern Europe. Core Regions and Distinctive Landscapes: Europe's Golden Triangle. The Southern Crescent. Mediterranean Europe. Alpine Europe. Nordic Europe. The Danubian Plains. 4. The Russian Federation, Central Asia, and the Transcaucasus. Environment and Society: Climate. Physiographic Regions. Natural Landscapes. Environmental History. Russia, Central Asia, and the Transcaucasus in the World-System: Muscovy and the Russian Empire. The Soviet Empire. New Realities. The Peoples of Russia, Central Asia, and the Transcaucasus: The Russian Diaspora and Migration Streams. Nationalisms. Contemporary Challenges in a Globalizing World: Problems of Economic and Social Transformation. Gender and Inequality. <IllustratedYesDewey Decimal910Target AudienceCollege AudienceCopyright Date2005AuthorDiana M. Liverman, Paul L. Knox, Sallie A. MarstonEdition Number2Number of Pages672 PagesEdition DescriptionRevised EditionLc Classification NumberG116.M37 2005Lccn2004-046654, Sehr gut, Festpreisangebot, [LT: FixedPrice], Bestes Angebot, [LT: BestOffer], Country/Region of Manufacture: United States, Topic: 21st Century, Places, Region: World, Book Title: WORLD REGIONS IN GLOBAL CONTEXT, Subjects: Environment, Nature & Earth, Age Level: Adults, Young Adults, Era: 2000s, Publication Name: WORLD Regions in Global Context : Peoples, Places, and Environments, Item Length: 11.1in. Publication Year: 2004, Type: Textbook, Format: Hardcover, Language: English, Item Height: 0.9in. Features: Revised, Item Width: 8.7in. Item Weight: 55.7 Oz, Number of Pages: 672 Pages, Prentice Hall PTR<

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Pearson Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2005. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Fair Condition. The text has some writing and highlighting. Major shelf and corner wear. Books cover and … Plus…

Pearson Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2005. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Fair Condition. The text has some writing and highlighting. Major shelf and corner wear. Books cover and corners have scuffing and rubbing. Bottom of the books spine has repair tape. Tape is also inside the books cover on the back of the title page. Water damage to the books cover and pages. Book does NOT look pretty, BUT it makes a good study copy!!! Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Natural History & Resources; ISBN: 0131449753. ISBN/EAN: 9780131449756. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1561007987. . 9780131449756, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005, 2<