Introducing Human Geographies

by Paul J. Cloke, Philip Crang (Editor), Mark A. Goodwin (Editor)

Introducing Human Geographies is a comprehensive, stimulating and innovative introduction to human geography. This second edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to build upon the success of the acclaimed first edition. Now in full colour and with sixteen new chapters, discussion points and glossary definitions in the margin, it is even more accessible.Part one discusses the principal ideas through which human geographers understand and shape their subject.Part two examines each of the main sub-fields: cultural geography development geography economic geography environmental geography historical geography political geography rural geography social geography urban geography. Part three demonstrates how different thematic interests are combined in cutting-edge human geographical debates.Introducing Human Geographies continues to be the essential textbook for first year undergraduate geography students taking introductory courses in human geography.

Genres: Geography, Nonfiction

Paperback

First published April 30, 1999

Reviews

[for-much-deliberation ... · Rating 4 out of 5]

Examining topics such as cultural, economic, environmental, political and historical geography, this text introduces students to the multi-faceted field of human geography which highlights the relationships between human beings and their interaction with the natural environment within varying spatial locations.
There is now available a second edition to this text.

[Alan Tsuei · Rating 3 out of 5]

什麼學科講到人文就基本上是大哉問，人文兩字包涵的範圍太大了，用這種無邊無際的基礎來談地理，實際上很難不流入雜談，這和平時與朋友東扯西拉聊天其實沒什麼太大分別，因為當一門學科的變數太多時，並沒法理出一個完整的理論來讓人認可依循，東一個辭彙西一句名言的方式充其量只是灌水，對真的想理解地理、歷史、人文、氣候真的幫助不大就是了，當成閒書殺殺時間可以，想要深入就不太可能了。

[for-much-deliberation ... · Rating 4 out of 5]

Examining topics such as cultural, economic, environmental, political and historical geography, this text introduces students to the multi-faceted field of human geography which highlights the relationships between human beings and their interaction with the natural environment within varying spatial locations.