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"In recent years our world has seen transformations of all kinds: intense climate change accompanied by significant weather extremes; deadly tsunamis caused by submarine earthquakes; unprecedented terrorist attacks; costly wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; a terrible and overlooked conflict in Equa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: De Blij, Harm J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, ©2012.
Edición:2nd ed.
Temas:
Since 2000
Human geography > United States > History > 21st century.
Terrorism > History > 21st century.
Climatic changes > History > 21st century.
Terrorisme > Histoire > 21e siècle.
Climat > Changements > Histoire > 21e siècle.
HISTORY > World.
Climatic changes
Human geography
Politics and government
Social conditions
Terrorism
China > Politics and government > 2002-
United States > Politics and government > 2001-2009.
United States > Social conditions > 21st century.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 2001-2009.
États-Unis > Conditions sociales > 21e siècle.
China
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Why geography matters ... more than ever
  • Reading maps and facing threats
  • Geography and demography
  • Geography and climate change
  • Climate, place and fate
  • Geography behind war and terror
  • Interpreting terrorism's geographic manifestations
  • Red star rising: China's geopolitical gauntlet
  • Europe: superpower in the making or paper tiger of the future?
  • Russia: trouble on the eastern front
  • Africa in a globalizing world
  • Epilogue: more than ever.

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