Human Geography: People, Place, and Culture

by H.J. de Blij, Alexander B. Murphy, Erin H. Fouberg

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 reformat 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.

Genres: Geography, Nonfiction, Anthropology, History, Politics, Textbooks, Education

528 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 1977

About the author

Harm J. de Blij (see IJ (digraph); closest pronunciation: "duh blay") is a geographer. He is a former geography editor on ABC's Good Morning America. He is a former editor of National Geographic magazine and the author of several books, including Why Geography Matters.

Dr. de Blij is a Distinguished Professor of Geography at Michigan State University. He has held the George Landegger Chair in Georgetown University's school of Foreign Service and the John Deaver Drinko chair of geography at Marshall University and has also taught at the Colorado School of Mines and the University of Miami.

Reviews

[Booklist54321 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very great historic description of cultural development with an emphasis on geographic location. The methods involve considering how geography effected cultures and history. For example mountainous civilizations developed differently than coastal civilizations because of the differences of economic inputs and the barriers to transportation and human habitation. Overall, a great book for developing a conceptualization of humanity in various locations both over the course of history and in specific localities.

[Squanchers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hmmm....Some of it was interesting, but at times it seemed to be too much at once. There were also a lot of typos. I learned a lot from the book, but some of it does not seem like it would help you in life much.

[Maty! · Rating 2 out of 5]

Missing pages in my book. A bit boring. Would not read in my free time. Would be better if DQ answers were in bold. And the chapters should be aligned with the college board. Only two stars because it is not a giant text book. Doesn't hurt my back as much. I wish it was writing paper so I could annotate it. Should have taken out unimportant info.

[Ujjal Pandey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book

[Madi]

SO HELPFUL FOR THE AP TEST I LOVE YOU H.J. DE BLIJ <3333333333

[Venjamin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Taking AP Human Geography out on a whim was probably the best decision I made. I really loved the class, and this is the textbook we used. De Blij was good at explaining what human geography just is. (The human interaction of geography.) I loved how he would introduced each chapter with a story of what he saw in different countries. I also loved how organized each chapter was. Though, at times, I was lost on what he was trying to say. He could have been more clear in the Political, Urbanization, and Development chapters. Over all, this book teaches you what geography truly is.

[Shreky Sindhu · Rating 5 out of 5]

i am totally in love with the book, the author, and the information that it contains. reading it was far more interesting than watching my favorite season. . completing reading of this book was a feeling of accomplishment and self pride.

[Ali · Rating 1 out of 5]

I HATE THIS BOOK WITH ALL OF MY BEING!!!

[Angela Pimental · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the book that made me become a Geography major!

[Ravi Ramchiary]

great one