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The Europeans: A Geography of People, Culture, and Environment - Couverture souple

Ostergren, Robert C.; Le Bosse, Mathias

 
9781593853846: The Europeans: A Geography of People, Culture, and Environment
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 159385384X ISBN 13 : 9781593853846
Editeur : Guilford Publications, 2011

Synopsis

This leading text offers a comprehensive, richly nuanced, and authoritative introduction to European geography. Coverage encompasses the entire region: its physical setting and environment, population and migration, languages and religions, and political organization. Particular attention is given to historic and contemporary features of the diverse urban environments in which most Europeans live, work, and play. Combining vivid description, essential information, and cogent analysis, the text is illustrated with more than 200 photographs and 64 maps.

New to This Edition*Fully updated to reflect ongoing changes in this dynamic region.*Expanded coverage of timely topics such as emissions and energy policy, aging of the population, migration, religiosity and secularization, ethnonationalism, health care, popular culture, and the future of the European Union.*Engaging vignettes in every chapter on European places, cultural issues, and daily life.*Over 45 new photographs and maps.

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À propos de l'auteur

Robert C. Ostergren is Professor of Geography at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has lived, studied, and traveled extensively in Europe, and is the author of many publications about European and North American cultural and historical geography. He is a recipient of his university's Chancellor's Award for Distinguished Teaching. Mathias Le Bossé is Assistant Professor of Geography at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, where he teaches a variety of courses in human, cultural, and regional geography. As a cultural and political geographer, his main publications so far have dealt with issues of identity, regionalism, and nationalism in the context of European integration.

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Éditeur
Guilford Publications
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
159385384X
ISBN 13 
9781593853846
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
2
Nombre de pages
432
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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