{"product_id":"world-historical-geography-regional-trends-and-global-themes-paperback-softback-9781394329144","title":"World Historical Geography; Regional Trends and Global Themes (Paperback \/ softback) 9781394329144","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWorld Historical Geography\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eRegional Trends and Global Themes\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJaime Moreno-Tejada (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781394329144, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 9 April 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e320 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.2 x 18 x 2.3 cm, 0.635 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking guide to world history through regional geography and interdisciplinary insight\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorld Historical Geography: Regional Trends and Global Themes\u003c\/i\u003e examines world history through the lens of geography, where landforms, climates, and spatial relationships are not background elements but central agents of change. Bridging the humanities and natural sciences, this unique textbook integrates recent research in paleoclimatology, paleogenetics, and archaeology to uncover how physical and human geographies have shaped distinct historical trajectories across the globe. By foregrounding geography as both context and catalyst, Jaime Moreno-Tejada equips students to think critically about historical causality and regional specificity from a global perspective. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe text divides the world into twelve regions and follows a geographic path from Sub-Saharan Africa to the Caribbean. Each chapter identifies a dominant regional trend—including climate variation, political centralization, or mobility—and weaves it into a broader historical narrative. Throughout the book, 36 concise, interdisciplinary micro-essays (Global Themes) explore key concepts such as domestication, rivers, slavery, and ethnogenesis, both complementing the core material and providing flexible entry points for thematic exploration. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProviding a grounded yet expansive understanding of how geography continues to inform the human story, \u003ci\u003eWorld Historical Geography: Regional Trends and Global Themes:\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUses an interdisciplinary approach that connects environmental history, human geography, and historical narratives\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEmphasizes reflexive learning, with each chapter prompting students to question regional boundaries and pursue transregional connections.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOrganized regionally, with each chapter centered on one or two historical-geographic trends for targeted understanding\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes questions designed to foster both regional insight and global comparison at the end of each chapter\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eOffering unique global scope while maintaining depth of analysis within each region, \u003ci\u003eWorld Historical Geography: Regional Trends and Global Themes\u003c\/i\u003e is perfect for undergraduate and graduate courses in World History, World Geography, and Area Studies, as well as core curricula in History, Geography, and Global Studies programs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Maps xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: Sub- Saharan Africa 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is Sub- Saharan Africa? 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeginnings 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Human Journey Across Tropical Africa 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDryland Kingdoms 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthiopia and East Africa 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe European Input 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSub- Saharan Africa in the Anthropocene 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlobal Themes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Disease 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Climate 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Globalizations 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2: North Africa and Southwest Asia 35\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is North Africa and Southwest Asia? 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Early Levant 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Great Rivers 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ancient Eastern Mediterranean 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Arab World 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNorth Africa and Southwest Asia in the Anthropocene 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlobal Themes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Deserts 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Domestications 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 The 4.2 ka event 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3: Europe 61\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is Europe? 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Earliest Europeans 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSouthern Europe 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNorthern Europe 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEurope in the Anthropocene 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlobal Themes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Hunting and gathering 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Anthropogenic landscapes 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Smoke pollution 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4: The Russian Domain 85\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is the Russian Domain? 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEastern Europe and the Steppe 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Russian Core 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Russian Periphery: Siberia 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Russian Periphery: The Caucasus 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Russian Domain in the Anthropocene 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlobal Themes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Grasslands 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Cold climates 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 The birth of the oil industry 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5: Central Asia 109\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is Central Asia? 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Nomads’ Territory 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNorthwest China and the Silk Road 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIranians and Turks, Arabs and Mongols 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCentral Asia in the Anthropocene 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlobal Themes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Pastoralists 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Languages 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Irrigation 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6: East Asia 133\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is East Asia? 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChina’s First Core: The Yellow River 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChina’s Second Core: The Yangzi River 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Northeast 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEast Asia in the Anthropocene 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlobal Themes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Erosion 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Transportation 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Volcanoes 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7: South Asia 155\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is South Asia? 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Indus Valley 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ganges Valley 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeninsular India 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSouth Asia’s Second Millennium 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSouth Asia in the Anthropocene 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlobal Themes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Religions 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Famine 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 The Demographic Transition 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8: Southeast Asia 177\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is Southeast Asia? 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mainland: Foundations 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mainland: The Mandala Kingdoms 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInsular Southeast Asia 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoutheast Asia in the Anthropocene 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlobal Themes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Swidden cultivation 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Slaveries 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Cities 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9: Australia and Oceania 199\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is Australia and Oceania? 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSahul (Australia and New Guinea) 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAncient Oceania 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModern Pacific Geographies 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAustralia and Oceania in the Anthropocene 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlobal Themes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Islands 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Geographies 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Anthropology 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10: North America 221\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is North America? 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrehistoric Geographies 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHorses and Cattle: The Mexican Pattern 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrivate Land: The US Pattern 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNorth America in the Anthropocene 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlobal Themes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Archaeology 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 The Little Ice Age 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Frontiers 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11: Latin America 247\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is Latin America? 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