Latin America: Regions And People - Couverture souple

Kent, Robert B.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1572309091 ISBN 13 : 9781572309098

Editeur : Guilford Publications, 2006

Synopsis

This comprehensive text introduces key geographical concepts while providing an incisive, timely, and highly informative primer on Latin America. Thematic chapters trace the development of the region from the pre-Hispanic era to the present, while regional chapters reveal the diversity of its constituent people and places. Coverage includes cultural history; environment and physical geography; land use, agriculture, and urbanization; social and economic processes; and the Latin American diaspora. Enhancing the utility of the text are quick-reference tables and illustrative vignettes, over 160 photographs and maps, and suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This comprehensive text introduces key geographical concepts while providing an incisive, timely, and highly informative primer on Latin America. Thematic chapters trace the development of the region from the pre-Hispanic era to the present, while regional chapters reveal the diversity of its constituent people and places. Coverage includes cultural history; environment and physical geography; land use, agriculture, and urbanization; social and economic processes; and the Latin American diaspora. Enhancing the utility of the text are quick-reference tables and illustrative vignettes, over 160 photographs and maps, and suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Guilford Publications
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1572309091
• ISBN 13: 9781572309098
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 422
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible