Why geography matters : more than ever / Harm de Blij.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

De Blij, Harm J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human geography--United States--History--21st century.

Human geography.

Terrorism--History--21st century.

Terrorism.

Climatic changes--History--21st century.

Climatic changes.

History.

China--Politics and government--2002-.

China.

Politics and government.

United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.

United States.

United States--Social conditions--21st century.

Social conditions.

Physical Description:

x, 354 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, [2012]

Summary:

Despite increasing global interconnectivity and an accelerated pace of change, we are less informed and less knowledgeable about geography than ever. Most of us go from kindergarten through college without taking a single geography class. As Harm de Blij argues persuasively, such geographic illiteracy poses a huge risk.

In this second edition of his now-classic book, de Blij shows just how much geography does matter-illuminating topics from the burgeoning power of China to the troubling disarrary of the European Union, from the dangerous nuclear ambitions of North Korea to the revolutionary hopes of the Arab Spring. By improving our understanding of the world's geography, we can better respond to the events around us, and better prepare ourselves to face the global challenges ahead. Why Geography Matters: More Than Ever is the place to start. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Why Geography Matters ... More Than Ever 3

2 Reading Maps and Facing Threats 33

3 Geography and Demography 71

4 Geography and Climate Change 96

5 Climate, Place and Fate 123

6 The Geography Behind War and Terror 148

7 Interpreting Terrorism's Geographic Manifestations 189

8 Red Star Rising: China's Geopolitical Gauntlet 210

9 Europe: Superpower in the Making or Paper Tiger of the Future? 241

10 Russia: Trouble on the Eastern Front 265

11 Africa in a Globalizing World 293.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This work was first published by Oxford University Press in 2005 as Why Geography Matters: Three Challenges Facing America."

ISBN:

9780199913749

0199913749

OCLC:

781939889