The myth of continents : a critique of metageography /

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In this thoughtful and engaging critique, geographer Martin W. Lewis and historian Kären Wigen reexamine the basic geographical divisions we take for granted, and challenge the unconscious spatial frameworks that govern the way we perceive the world. Arguing that notions of East vs. West, First Wor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Lewis, Martin W. (Autor), Wigen, Kären, 1958- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1997.
Temas:
Geographical perception.
Perception géographique.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Geography.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
Geografía
Percepción geográfica
Geographical perception
Wahrnehmung
Geografie
Wereldbeeld.
Geografie.
Geografia (percepção)
Continents.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:In this thoughtful and engaging critique, geographer Martin W. Lewis and historian Kären Wigen reexamine the basic geographical divisions we take for granted, and challenge the unconscious spatial frameworks that govern the way we perceive the world. Arguing that notions of East vs. West, First World vs. Third World, and even the sevenfold continental system are simplistic and misconceived, the authors trace the history of such misconceptions. Their up-to-the-minute study reflects both on the global scale and its relation to the specific continents of Europe, Asia, and Africa-actually part of.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xv, 344 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-333) and index.
ISBN:9780520918597
0520918592

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