ISBN10: 0199913749, ISBN13: 9780199913749, [publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, New York] Softcover Paperback. In recent years our world has seen transformations of all kinds: intense climate change accompanied by significant weather extremes; deadly tsunamis caused by submarine earthquakes; unprecedented terrorist attacks; costly wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; a terrible and overlooked conflict in Equatorial Africa costing millions of lives; an economic crisis threatening the stability of the international system. Is there some way we can get our minds around these disparateglobal upheavals, to grasp these events and their interconnections, and place our turbulent world in a more understandable light? Acclaimed author Harm de Blij answers this question with one word:geography. In this revised edition of the immensely popular and influential Why Geography Matters, de Blij tackles topics from the burgeoning presence of China to the troubling disarray of the European Union, from the dangerous nuclear ambitions of North Korea to the revolutionary Arab Spring. By improving our understanding of the world's geography, de Blij shows, we can better respond to the events around us, and better prepare ourselves to face the globalchallenges ahead. Peppering his writing with anecdotes from his own professional travels, de Blij expands upon his original argument, offering an updated work that is as engaging as it is eye-opening. Casual studentsof geography and ...
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ISBN10: 0199913749, ISBN13: 9780199913749, [publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, New York] Softcover Paperback. In recent years our world has seen transformations of all kinds: intense climate change accompanied by significant weather extremes; deadly tsunamis caused by submarine earthquakes; unprecedented terrorist attacks; costly wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; a terrible and overlooked conflict in Equatorial Africa costing millions of lives; an economic crisis threatening the stability of the international system. Is there some way we can get our minds around these disparateglobal upheavals, to grasp these events and their interconnections, and place our turbulent world in a more understandable light? Acclaimed author Harm de Blij answers this question with one word:geography. In this revised edition of the immensely popular and influential Why Geography Matters, de Blij tackles topics from the burgeoning presence of China to the troubling disarray of the European Union, from the dangerous nuclear ambitions of North Korea to the revolutionary Arab Spring. By improving our understanding of the world's geography, de Blij shows, we can better respond to the events around us, and better prepare ourselves to face the globalchallenges ahead. Peppering his writing with anecdotes from his own professional travels, de Blij expands upon his original argument, offering an updated work that is as engaging as it is eye-opening. Casual studentsof geography and ...
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ISBN10: 0199913749, ISBN13: 9780199913749, [publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Sep 2012] Softcover Neuware - Our world is experiencing rapid transformation, from climate change and the international economic crisis to the burgeoning presence of China and the revolutionary Arab Spring. In Why Geography Matters, Harm de Blij affirms that the only way to understand our changing world is through the framework of geography - and shows why the geographic illiteracy of the U.S. is a direct risk to America's national security. A unique and consistently popular title, the revisionsin this updated edition will ensure that it remains the key book on geography in the market for years to come.
[Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: 2012]
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ISBN10: 0199913749, ISBN13: 9780199913749, [publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, New York] Softcover Paperback. In recent years our world has seen transformations of all kinds: intense climate change accompanied by significant weather extremes; deadly tsunamis caused by submarine earthquakes; unprecedented terrorist attacks; costly wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; a terrible and overlooked conflict in Equatorial Africa costing millions of lives; an economic crisis threatening the stability of the international system. Is there some way we can get our minds around these disparateglobal upheavals, to grasp these events and their interconnections, and place our turbulent world in a more understandable light? Acclaimed author Harm de Blij answers this question with one word:geography. In this revised edition of the immensely popular and influential Why Geography Matters, de Blij tackles topics from the burgeoning presence of China to the troubling disarray of the European Union, from the dangerous nuclear ambitions of North Korea to the revolutionary Arab Spring. By improving our understanding of the world's geography, de Blij shows, we can better respond to the events around us, and better prepare ourselves to face the globalchallenges ahead. Peppering his writing with anecdotes from his own professional travels, de Blij expands upon his original argument, offering an updated work that is as engaging as it is eye-opening. Casual studentsof geography and ...
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Paperback / softback. New. "This work was first published by Oxford University Press in 2005 as Why Geography Matters: Three Challenges Facing America." ISBN 0199913749 9780199913749 [GB]

ISBN10: 0199913749, ISBN13: 9780199913749, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Softcover
[castellgali, BARCE, Spain] [Publication Year: 2012]

ISBN10: 0199913749, ISBN13: 9780199913749, [publisher: Oxford University Press, USA] Softcover
[Houston, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2012]

Oxford University Press 2012 Paperback This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Library sticker on front cover. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 550grams, ISBN: 9780199913749.

Oxford University Press 2012 Paperback This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Library sticker on front cover. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 550grams, ISBN: 9780199913749.

Oxford University Press, Date: 2012. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Library sticker on front cover. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:9780199913749 2012. Oxford University Press ISBN 0199913749 9780199913749 [GB]

Oxford University Press, Date: 2012. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Library sticker on front cover. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:9780199913749 2012. Oxford University Press ISBN 0199913749 9780199913749 [GB]

ISBN10: 0199913749, ISBN13: 9780199913749, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Softcover This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Library sticker on front cover. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:9780199913749
[Lincoln, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2012]