Human Geography A Concise Introduction.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Boyle, Mark
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2014.
Colección:New York Academy of Sciences Ser.
Temas:
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Human Geography: A Concise Introduction
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Plates
  • List of Maps
  • List of Tables
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1 A Concise Introduction to Human Geography
  • Chapter Learning Objectives
  • Introduction
  • Becoming Conscious of Your Geographical Imagination
  • What is Human Geography?
  • The Rise, Reign, and Faltering of Western Civilization from the Fifteenth Century in the Making of the Modern World
  • How to Read This Book
  • Conclusion
  • Checklist of Key Ideas
  • Chapter Essay Questions
  • References
  • Guidance for Further Reading
  • Website Support Material
  • Chapter 2 Human Geography: A Brief History
  • Chapter Learning Objectives
  • Introduction
  • A Framework for Studying the History of Geography
  • Human Geography in the Premodern Era
  • Human Geography in the Modern Era
  • Early modern period
  • Modern period
  • Late modern period
  • Human Geography in the Postmodern Era
  • Postmodern Human Geography
  • Human Geography and Big Data
  • Conclusion
  • Checklist of Key Ideas
  • Chapter Essay Questions
  • References
  • Guidance for Further Reading
  • Website Support Material
  • Chapter 3 Watersheds in Human History: Humanity's Triumph over Nature?
  • Chapter Learning Objectives
  • Introduction
  • First Watershed: The Origins of the Human Species
  • Second Watershed: First Migrations and the Peopling of the Planet
  • Third Watershed: The Development of Human Culture and Invention of Settled Agriculture
  • Fourth Watershed: The Rise and Fall of Civilizations
  • Great civilizations in world history
  • Why do civilizations rise and fall?
  • Environmental History and the Rise of the West from the Tenth Century bce
  • Conclusion
  • Checklist of Key Ideas
  • Chapter Essay Questions
  • References
  • Guidance for Further Reading
  • Website Support Material
  • Chapter 4 An Unequal but Changing World: Geographies of the World Capitalist Economy
  • Chapter Learning Objectives
  • Introduction
  • An Unequal but Changing World
  • The Old International Division of Labor (OIDL): Wallerstein's World-Systems Analysis
  • Crises in the Core: The 1970s as a Turning Point in World History?
  • Two Responses to Crises in the Core
  • The New International Division of Labor (NIDL)
  • The post-Fordist economy
  • Three Emerging Economic Spaces: Consolidating the Core or Rebalancing in Favor of the Semi-periphery and Periphery?
  • World cities
  • High-technology clusters
  • The Tiger economies of Southeast Asia
  • The Future of the Ultra-periphery: The UNDP Millennium Development Goals
  • Conclusion
  • Checklist of Key Ideas
  • Chapter Essay Questions
  • References
  • Guidance for Further Reading
  • Website Support Material
  • Chapter 5 The Rise and Fall of Great Powers: Nation States, Empires, and Geopolitics
  • Chapter Learning Objectives
  • Introduction
  • The Political Geography of Rule

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