Human Geography: Places and Regions in Global Context - Hardcover

Knox, Paul L.; Marston, Sallie A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0131414917 ISBN 13: 9780131414914

Publisher: Pearson, 1997

Synopsis

This exciting contemporary approach to human geography covers compelling topics that integrate today's local, regional and global perspectives. It provides not only a body of knowledge about places and regions, but also an understanding of the interdependence of places and regions in a globalizing world. This book has been designed to be intellectually empowering and capable of cultivating a life-long geographical imagination.

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Review:

"I have never had so many comments on the quality of the textbook from student evaluations as I did when I first used the book last year―and all of them were positive."―Stuart Aitken, San Diego State University

About the Author:

Paul L. Knox. Paul Knox received his Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Sheffield, England. In 1985, after teaching in the United Kingdom for several years, he moved to the United States to take up a position as professor of urban affairs and planning at Virginia Tech. His teaching centers on urban and regional development, with an emphasis on comparative study. In 1989 he received a university award for teaching excellence. He has written several books on aspects of economic geography, social geography, and urbanization. He serves on the editorial board of several scientific journals and is co-editor on a series of books on World Cities. In 1996 he was appointed to the position of University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech, where he currently serves as dean of the College of Architecture and Urban Studies.

Sallie A. Marston. Sallie Marston received her Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Colorado, Boulder. She has been a faculty member at the University of Arizona since 1986. Her teaching focuses on the historical, social, and cultural aspects of American urbanization, with particular emphasis on race, class, gender, and ethnicity issues. She received the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Outstanding Teaching Award in 1989. She is the author of numerous journal articles and book chapters and serves on the editorial board of several scientific journals. In 1994/1995 she served as Interim Director of Women's Studies and the Southwest Institute for Research on Women. She is currently a professor in, and serves as head of, the Department of Geography and Regional Development.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0131414917
• ISBN 13: 9780131414914
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 526