The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography - Hardcover

Rubenstein, James M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 013243573X ISBN 13: 9780132435734

Publisher: Pearson, 2007

Synopsis

For introductory courses in Human Geography or Cultural Geography.

 

Trusted for its timeliness, readability, and sound pedagogy, this best-selling text introduces geography as a social science by emphasizing the relevance of geographic concepts to human problems. The relationship between globalization and cultural diversity underlies the material. Rubenstein's engaging organization and presentation appeals to the majority of introductory geography students and instructors.

About this title

About the Author:

Dr. James M. Rubenstein received his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1975. His dissertation on French urban planning was later developed into a book entitled The French New Towns (Johns Hopkins University Press). In 1976 he joined the faculty at Miami University, where he is currently Professor of Geography. Besides teaching courses on Urban and Human Geography and writing textbooks, Dr. Rubenstein also conducts research in the automotive industry and has published two books on the subject entitled The Changing U.S. Auto Industry: A Geographical Analysis (Routledge) and Making and Selling Cars: Innovation and Change in the U.S. Auto Industry (The Johns Hopkins University Press). Originally from Baltimore, he is an avid Orioles fan. Stormy, a lab-pointer mix, takes Dr. Rubenstein for a long walk in the woods every day.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 013243573X
• ISBN 13: 9780132435734
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 576