{"product_id":"geography-why-it-matters-paperback-softback-9781509523016","title":"Geography; Why It Matters (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509523016","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGeography\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWhy It Matters\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlexander B. Murphy (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509523016, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 12 October 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e140 pages\u003cbr\u003e18.8 x 12.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.204 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is a wonderful brief guide to the uses of geography as a field of study at a time when it is all too necessary.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Agnew, UCLA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“In a world of increasing specialization, it is crucial to understand the connections between spaces, places, and nature, between war, climate change, and economic inequality. This must-read book provides a riposte to all those who criticize geography as a generalist subject.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLinda McDowell, University of Oxford\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eEver since humans sketched primitive maps in the dirt, the quest to understand our surroundings has been fundamental to our survival. Studying geography revealed that the earth was round, showed our ancestors where to plant crops, and helped them appreciate the diversity of the planet. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToday, the world is changing at an unprecedented pace, as a result of rising sea levels, deforestation, species extinction, rapid urbanization, and mass migration. Modern technologies have brought people from across the globe into contact with each other, with enormous political and cultural consequences. As a subject concerned with how people, environments, and places are organized and interconnected, geography provides a critical window into where things happen, why they happen where they do, and how geographical context influences environmental processes and human affairs.  These perspectives make the study of geography more relevant than ever, yet it remains little understood.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this engrossing book, Alexander B. Murphy explains why geography is so important to the current moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIllustration Credits x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Geography's Nature and Perspectives 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Spaces 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Places 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Nature and Society 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Why We All Need Geography 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoda 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 154\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Geography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Geography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Geography%20%5BRG%5D%22\"\u003eRG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52453489246488,"sku":"9781509523016","price":10.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509523016.jpg?v=1785285096","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/geography-why-it-matters-paperback-softback-9781509523016","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}