Why Geography Matters : More Than Ever.
Material type:
- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780199976850
- 909.83
- GF503 .D435 2012
Cover -- Contents -- Dedication -- Preface -- 1. Why Geography Matters . . . More Than Ever -- 2. Reading Maps and Facing Threats -- 3. Geography and Demography -- 4. Geography and Climate Change -- 5. Climate, Place and Fate -- 6. The Geography Behind War and Terror -- 7. Interpreting Terrorism's Geographic Manifestations -- 8. Red Star Rising: China's Geopolitical Gauntlet -- 9. Europe: Superpower in the Making or Paper Tiger of the Future? -- 10. Russia: Trouble on the Eastern Front -- 11. Africa in a Globalizing World -- Epilogue: More Than Ever -- Works Cited -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
Our world is experiencing rapid transformation, from climate change and the international economic crisis to the burgeoning presence of China and the revolutionary Arab Spring. In Why Geography Matters, Harm de Blij affirms that the only way to understand our changing world is through the framework of geography--and shows why the geographic illiteracy of the U.S. is a direct risk to America's national security. A unique and consistently popular title, the revisions in this updated edition will ensure that it remains the key book on geography in the market for years to come.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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