The Dictionary of Human Geography, 5th Edition

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You may have access to different export options including Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive and citation management tools like RefWorks and EasyBib. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. He has authored and edited several books, including Nature, Remaking Reality (with Bruce Braun), and David Harvey: A Critical Reader (with Derek Gregory). He has published widely across the social sciences, including 20 books, and he is an editor of the international journals Progress in Human Geography and Dialogues in Human Geography , and for eleven years was the editor of Social and Cultural Geography . He is the founding and chief editor of the international journal, Global Networks: A Journal of Transnational Affairs.

In paper, it is quite a bargain and clearly a necessary addition to the bookshelves of students and professionals alike. Summary: This new dictionary provides over 2,000 clear and concise entries on human geography, covering basic terms and concepts as well as biographies, organisations, and major periods and schools. Content you previously purchased on Oxford Biblical Studies Online or Oxford Islamic Studies Online has now moved to Oxford Reference, Oxford Handbooks Online, Oxford Scholarship Online, or What Everyone Needs to Know®.In addition to writing crime fiction, I'm the author or editor of 23 academic books and a 12 volume encyclopedia. xxiii 411p hardback, dark brown cloth with orange jacket, very good condition, little wear, jacket sunned at edges and spine, binding firm, pages very clean and neat, maps and diagrams all very clear and sharp, a very good copy Language: English. It is a book to which I shall turn again and again, and can only recommend my colleagues to do likewise. He is an editor of the international journals Progress in Human Geography and Dialogues in Human Geography, and for eleven years was the editor of Social and Cultural Geography.

Progress in Human Geography) "This dictionary is an essential companion for anyone studying human geography and it is a bargain. It features a new consolidated bibliography along with a detailed index and systematic cross-referencing of headwords. De "zoning" à "global city", de "New York" ou "Paris" à "GDP", cet ouvrage est une mine de renseignements.

The Dictionary of Human Geography represents the definitive guide to issues and ideas, methods and theories in human geography. An outstanding accomplishment of the editors and contributors, and a comprehensive and essential reference for any student or scholar interested in human geography. Now in its fifth edition, this ground-breaking text has been comprehensively revised to reflect the changing nature and practice of human geography and its rapidly developing connections with other fields. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. A Dictionary of Human Geography is a brand new addition to Oxford's Paperback Reference Series, offering over 2,000 clear and concise entries on human geography terms.

For questions on access or troubleshooting, please check our FAQs, and if you can''t find the answer there, please contact us. He is the founding and chief editor of an academic journal, Global Networks: A Journal of Transnational Affairs (Wiley-Blackwell). Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. Additional ISBNs for this eTextbook include 9781405132879, 9781444396133, 9781444310566, 9786612117251, 9781444359961, 9781444359954, 9781282117259. Bibliographic Information Publisher: Oxford University Press Print Publication Date: 2015 Print ISBN-13: 9780199680856 Published online: 2015 Current Online Version: 2015 DOI: 10.

Even better than before, the Dictionary is an essential tool for all human geographers and over the years has provided an invaluable guide to the changing boundaries and content of the discipline. The major entries not only describe the development of concepts, contributions and debates in human geography, but also advance them. He is also a senior editor of the recent International Encyclopedia of Human Geography (2009, Elsevier) and a contributor to the Encyclopedia of Human Geography and the forthcoming International Encyclopedia of Geography (2014, Wiley-Blackwell). This essential A–Z provides an in-depth guide to all aspects of human geography, including cultural, social, developmental, economic, political, and health geography. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item.

Definitive, detailed yet accessible: there’s still no single-volume reference work in the field to rival it. A number of subfields such as cultural geography, health geography and transport geography are mentioned in the definition and each of these has its own entry. Neither ProQuest nor its licensors make any representations or warranties with respect to the translations. Change country or region: -Select- Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Republic Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Islands Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Cook Islands Costa Rica Cyprus Czech Republic Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia Gabon Republic Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary India Indonesia Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Republic of Croatia Republic of the Congo Reunion Romania Rwanda Saint Helena Saint Kitts-Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines San Marino Saudi Arabia Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City State Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands (U. Ron Johnston is Professor of Geography in the School of Geographical Sciences at the University of Bristol.

Contains appendices, including an essential list of journals that cover human geography and related fields, and a number of useful maps. With an exceptional balance between breadth and depth, this is undoubtedly a timely and ground-breaking revision of the Dictionary. He has published widely across the social sciences, including 20 books, and he is an editor of the international journals Progress in Human Geography and Dialogues in Human Geography, and for eleven years was the editor of Social and Cultural Geography.