Human Geography: A Concise Introduction

Using the story of the "West and the world" as its backdrop, this book provides for beginning students a clear and concise introduction to Human Geography, including its key concepts, seminal thinkers and their theories, contemporary debates, and celebrated case studies. Introduces and applies the basic concepts of human geography in clear, concise, and engaging prose Explores the significance of the rise, reign, and faltering of the West from around the fifteenth century in the shaping of the key demographic, environmental, social, economic, political, and cultural processes active in the world today Addresses important thinkers, debates, and theories in an accessible manner with a focus on discerning the inherent Western bias in human geographical ideas Incorporates case studies that explore human geographies which are being made in both Western and non Western regions, including Latin America, Africa and Asia. Is written so as to be accessible to students and contains chapter learning objectives, checklists of key ideas, chapter essay questions, zoom in boxes, guidance for further reading and a book glossary. Accompanied by a website at www.wiley.com/go/boyle featuring, for students, tutorial exercises, bonus zoom in boxes, links to further learning resources and biographies of key thinkers, and for instructors, further essay questions, multiple choice exam questions, and ppt lecture slides for each chapter.

Human Geography: A Concise Introduction -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Plates -- List of Maps -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Chapter 1 A Concise Introduction to Human Geography -- Chapter Learning Objectives -- Introduction -- Becoming Conscious of Your Geographical Imagination -- What is Human Geography? -- The Rise, Reign, and Faltering of Western Civilization from the Fifteenth Century in the Making of the Modern World -- How to Read This Book -- Conclusion -- Checklist of Key Ideas -- Chapter Essay Questions -- References -- Guidance for Further Reading -- Website Support Material -- Chapter 2 Human Geography: A Brief History -- Chapter Learning Objectives -- Introduction -- A Framework for Studying the History of Geography -- Human Geography in the Premodern Era -- Human Geography in the Modern Era -- Early modern period -- Modern period -- Late modern period -- Human Geography in the Postmodern Era -- Postmodern Human Geography -- Human Geography and Big Data -- Conclusion -- Checklist of Key Ideas -- Chapter Essay Questions -- References -- Guidance for Further Reading -- Website Support Material -- Chapter 3 Watersheds in Human …