ISBN10: 0520207432, ISBN13: 9780520207431, [publisher: University of California Press] Softcover New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
[Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1997]

ISBN10: 0520207432, ISBN13: 9780520207431, [publisher: University of California Press] Softcover First Edition 1997. First Edition. Paperback. A re-examination of the basic geographical divisions we take for granted, this work challenges the unconscious spatial frameworks that govern the way we perceive the world. The authors argue that East versus West and First World versus Third World are simplistic and misconceived. Num Pages: 383 pages, 10. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 506. . . . . .
[Galway, GY, Ireland] [Publication Year: 1997]

Paperback / softback. New. A re-examination of the basic geographical divisions we take for granted, this work challenges the unconscious spatial frameworks that govern the way we perceive the world. The authors argue that East versus West and First World versus Third World are simplistic and misconceived. ISBN 0520207432 9780520207431 [GB]

ISBN10: 0520207432, ISBN13: 9780520207431, [publisher: University of California Press] Softcover Buy with confidence! Book is in new, never-used condition
[Amherst, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1997]

ISBN10: 0520207432, ISBN13: 9780520207431, [publisher: University of California Press 1997-08-18, Oakland] Softcover Language: ENG
[London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1997]

ISBN10: 0520207432, ISBN13: 9780520207431, [publisher: University of California Press, Berkerley] Softcover First Edition Paperback. In this thoughtful and engaging critique, geographer Martin W. Lewis and historian Kaeren Wigen reexamine the basic geographical divisions we take for granted, and challenge the unconscious spatial frameworks that govern the way we perceive the world. Arguing that notions of East vs. West, First World vs. Third World, and even the sevenfold continental system are simplistic and misconceived, the authors trace the history of such misconceptions. Their up-to-the-minute study reflects both on the global scale and its relation to the specific continents of Europe, Asia, and Africa-actually part of one contiguous landmass.The Myth of Continents sheds new light on how our metageographical assumptions grew out of cultural concepts: how the first continental divisions developed from classical times; how the Urals became the division between the so-called continents of Europe and Asia; how countries like Pakistan and Afghanistan recently shifted macroregions in the general consciousness.This extremely readable and thought-provoking analysis also explores the ways that new economic regions, the end of the cold war, and the proliferation of communication technologies change our understanding of the world. It stimulates thinking about the role of large-scale spatial constructs as driving forces behind particular worldviews and encourages everyone ...
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University of California Press 1997 Trade 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 good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 600grams, ISBN: 9780520207431.

ISBN10: 0520207432, ISBN13: 9780520207431, [publisher: University of California Press] Softcover
[Austin, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1997]

ISBN10: 0520207432, ISBN13: 9780520207431, [publisher: Univ of California Pr] Softcover 1st edition. 383 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1997]

Berkeley, CA University of California Press 1997 Trade paperback New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 383 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white.

University of California Press 1997 Trade paperback New 1997. First Edition. Paperback. A re-examination of the basic geographical divisions we take for granted, this work challenges the unconscious spatial frameworks that govern the way we perceive the world. The authors argue that East versus West and First World versus Third World are simplistic and misconceived. Num Pages: 383 pages, 10. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 506......We ship daily from our Bookshop.

ISBN10: 0520207432, ISBN13: 9780520207431, [publisher: Univ. of California Press, Berkeley [CA]] Softcover 24x15cm, xv,344 pp PAPERBACK. Contents: list of maps; preface; introduction; the architecture of continents; the spatial constructs of Orient and Occident, East and West; the cultural constructs of Orient and Occident, East and West; Eurocenrtism and Afrocentrism; Global geography and the historical imagination; world regions: an alternative scheme; conclusion: toward a critical metageography; notes; bibliography; index.
[Svendborg, Denmark] [Publication Year: 1997]

Berkeley, CA University of California Press 1997 Trade paperback New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 383 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white.

ISBN10: 0520207432, ISBN13: 9780520207431, [publisher: University of California Press] Softcover New
[Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1997]

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[Victoria, BC, Canada] [Publication Year: 1997]

Univ of California Pr 1997 Softcover New 1st edition. 383 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches.

Univ of California Pr, Date: 1997. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 383 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches. 1997. Univ of California Pr ISBN 0520207432 9780520207431 [GB]

ISBN10: 0520207432, ISBN13: 9780520207431, [publisher: University of California Press] Softcover New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1.15
[North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1997]

University of California Press, Date: 1997-08-11. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1997. University of California Press ISBN 0520207432 9780520207431 [US]