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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782882203321

Titolo

Geography in America at the dawn of the 21st century [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Gary L. Gaile and Cort J. Willmott

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2003

ISBN

0-19-191770-2

1-280-75345-5

0-19-156719-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (843 p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Altri autori (Persone)

GaileGary L

WillmottCort J. <1946->

Disciplina

910.7073

Soggetti

Geography - United States

United States History 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2003.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Abbreviations; List of Contributors; 1. Introduction; Part I. Environmental Dynamics; Part II. Human/Society Dynamics; Part III. Environment/Society Dynamics; Part IV. Geographic Methods; Part V. Geographers at Work; Part VI. Regional Geography; Part VII. Values, Rights, and Justice; Index of Names; Index of Subjects

Sommario/riassunto

Geography in America at the Dawn of the 21st Century surveys American geographers' current research in their specialty areas and tracks trends and innovations in the many subfields of geography. As such, it is both a 'state of the discipline' assessment and a topical reference. It includes an introduction by the editors and 48 chapters, each on a specific specialty. The authors of each chapter were chosen by their specialty group of the American Association of Geographers (AAG). Based on a process of review and revision, the chapters in this volume have become truly representative of the recent scholarship of American geographers. While it focuses on work since 1990, it additionally includes related prior work and work by non-American geographers.