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The Europeans : a geography of people, culture, and environment / Robert C. Ostergren, John G. Rice.
LIBRA HC240 .O85 2004
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ostergren, Robert Clifford.
- Series:
- Texts in regional geography
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Geography.
- Europe--Economic conditions.
- Europe.
- Economic conditions.
- Europe--Social conditions.
- Social conditions.
- Geography--Europe.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 386 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Guilford Press, [2004]
- Summary:
- Offering a comprehensive introduction to European geography, this timely text is as authoritative as it is richly nuanced and engaging. The authors analyze the ongoing process of integration that is giving new meaning to the idea of being European, while also delineating the important subregional differences that exist among the continent's people and places. Coverage encompasses the entire region: its physical setting and environment; population and migration; work and leisure; language and religion; and political organization. Particular attention is given to the historic evolution and contemporary features of the urban environments in which the majority of Europeans live their daily lives. Combining vivid description, up-to-date information, and cogent analysis, the text is lavishly illustrated with 200 photographs and over 45 maps.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1. Introduction: Europe as a Culture Realm 1
- Part I. People and Environment
- Chapter 2. European Environments 35
- Chapter 3. Population 67
- Chapter 4. Human-Environment Interaction 100
- Part II. Culture and Identity
- Chapter 5. Language 135
- Chapter 6. Religion 165
- Chapter 7. The Political Landscape 199
- Part III. Towns and Cities
- Chapter 8. Cities and Urban Life to World War I 233
- Chapter 9. Modern and Postmodern Urbanism 264
- Part IV. Work and Leisure
- Chapter 10. Making a Living 297
- Chapter 11. Consumption, Leisure, and Popular Culture 330
- Chapter 12. Epilogue: European Futures 365.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1593850069
- 0898622727
- OCLC:
- 54001222
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