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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Lewis, Martin W. (Author), Wigen, Kären, 1958- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1997.
Subjects:
Geographical perception.
Perception géographique.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Geography.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
Geografía
Percepción geográfica
Geographical perception
Wahrnehmung
Geografie
Wereldbeeld.
Geografie.
Geografia (percepção)
Continents.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Architecture of Continents
  • 2. The Spatial Constructs of Orient and Occident, East and West
  • 3. The Cultural Constructs of Orient and Occident, East and West
  • 4. Eurocentrism and Afrocentrism
  • 5. Global Geography in the Historical Imagination
  • 6. World Regions: An Alternative Scheme
  • Conclusion: Toward a Critical Metageography.

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