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Author(s): Andrew Jones
ISBN(s): 9780415575515, 0415575516
Edition: Hardcover
File Details: PDF, 1.62 MB
Year: 2012
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 0415575516 

ISBN 13: 9780415575515

Author: Andrew Jones 

Human Geography: The Basics is a concise introduction to the study of the role that humankind plays in shaping the world around us. Whether it’s environmental concerns, the cities we live in or the globalization of the economy, these are issues which affect us all. This book introduces these topics and more including: global environment issues and development cities, firms and regions migration, immigration and asylum landscape, culture and identity travel, mobility and tourism agriculture and food. Featuring an overview of theory, end of chapter summaries, case study boxes, further reading lists and a glossary, this book is the ideal introduction for anybody new to the study of human geography.

Table of contents: 

List of Illustrations
1 Introduction
What is Human Geography?
The Purpose of This Book
A (Very) Short History of Human Geography
Inside Human Geography: Key Concepts And Theories
Further Reading: Human Geography And Its Central Ideas
2 Globalization
Globalization
Adam Smith, The Market And Free Trade
The World System
Marx’s Theory Of Capitalism
Global Society
Geopolitics
The Cold War (1946–1991)
Governance
Geo-Economies
Transnational Corporations (TNCS)
Walmart, Carrefour And Tesco: The Battle Of The Transnational Grocery Firms
Global Production Networks
Global Trade
Global Finance
Debt
The 2007–9 Global Financial Crisis And Its Aftermath
Summary
Further reading
Web resources
3 Development And Environment
Development
Post-Development
Resistance
The ‘No Logo’ Campaign
Global Environmental Issues
Environment And Nature
Environmental Problems
Sustainable Development And Sustainability
Global Environmental Politics
Summary
Further reading
Web resources
4 States, Nations And Culture
States And Nationalism
States
Nations And Nationalism
Indian Nationalism
The State And The Economy
The European Union
International Security And Terrorism
Al-Qaeda: A Global Terrorist Organization?
Culture
Imaginative Geographies
Consumption
The Consumption Of Space And Place
The Shopping Mall: Cathedral Of Consumption?
Liverpool, Baltimore And Bilbao: Place Consumption As A Strategy For Economic Regeneration
Landscape
The Rural And ‘Rurality’
Summary
Further reading
Web resources
5 Cities, Regions And Industries
Regions
Industrialization
Kondratieff Cycles
Deindustrialization
The Decline Of Detroit
Agglomeration And Clusters
Knowledge And Innovation
Embeddedness
The Learning Region
Industrial Development
Manufacturing
Services And The Knowledge Economy
The Globalization Of Business Services
The ‘New Economy’ And Creative Industries
Agriculture And Food
Cities
Urbanization And Urban Form
Urban Systems And Global City Networks
The Post-Industrial City
Urban Regeneration
Urban Politics
Summary
Further reading
Web resources
6 People, Work, And Mobility
Population And Demography
Population Growth
The Demographic Transition Model
Geographical Variations And Population Crises
The Aids Crisis In Botswana
A Crisis Of Ageing In The Global North?
Citizenship
Diaspora
The ‘Black Atlantic’
Mobility
Migration And Immigration
Refugees And Asylum
The Refugee Crisis In Darfur, Southern Sudan
Transnationalism
Travel And Tourism
‘Voluntourism’, Gap Years And The Global South
Labour Geographies
Work
The Globalization Of Work And The Emergence Of A Global Business Class
The New Global Business Nomads?
Summary
Further Reading
Web resources
7 Bodies, Practices And Identities
The Body
Body As Spaces
Bodies As Spatialized Projects
Bodies In Space
Gendered Bodies In The Professional Workplace
Practices
Performance And Performativity
Emotion And Affect
Understanding ‘Affect’: The Case Of Computer Games
Identity
Self And Other
Geographies Of Gender
Geographies Of Sexuality
A Tale Of Two Cities: The Politics Of Prostitution In London And Paris
Geographies Of Race
Children’s Geographies
Summary
Further reading
Web resources
8 Concluding Overview: Human Geography Today
Current Research Themes In Human Geography
Glossary

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