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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791211903321

Autore

De Blij Harm J.

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : Oxford University Press, , [2012]

©2012

ISBN

0-19-997685-6

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 354 p. ) : maps

Disciplina

909.83

Soggetti

Human geography - United States - History - 21st century

Terrorism - History - 21st century

Climatic changes - History - 21st century

China Politics and government 2002-

United States Politics and government 2001-2009

United States Social conditions 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

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

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

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. Here, Harm de Blij affirms that the only way to understand our changing world is through the framework of geography.