| Edition |
First Anchor Books edition. |
| Description |
399 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
What in the world is geography? -- A sense of place -- "You mean, Boston's not in Tibet?" -- Once upon a time -- Home sweet home -- People without space : territory and conflict -- When is a nation not a country? -- Political space and power -- Don't fence me in -- The kingdoms of Aphrodite and heaven -- Knowing where things are : the art of the map -- In search of the once and former Soviet Union -- Cultural intercourse and landscapes -- 5.3 billion -- and multiplying -- The century of migration -- Water, water ... well, not everywhere : conflicts in the making? -- Doth the earth abide forever? -- Weather or not climate -- Geography under the microscope -- Savoring the world -- So you want to be a geographer -- Some geographical musings -- Intimations of the future : profiles of 173 countries -- and counting. |
| Note |
Errata slip inserted. |
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Includes index. |
| Subject |
Geography.
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| Added Author |
Agel, Jerome.
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Boe, Eugene.
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| ISBN |
0385266294: $10.00 ($13.00 Can.) |
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