The Geography Behind History

The Geography Behind History
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 224
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ISBN-10 : 0393004198
ISBN-13 : 9780393004199
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Book Synopsis The Geography Behind History by : William Gordon East

Download or read book The Geography Behind History written by William Gordon East and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1965 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Professor East discusses the vital relationship between history and geographical conditions. Drawing examples from ancient times up to the present, he demonstrates that a study of history must include consideration of the physical conditions under which an event occurs, and that "the particular characteristics of this setting serve not only to localise but also to influence part at least of the action." Topographical position, climate, distribution of water and minerals, the placement of routes and towns, and ease or difficulty of movement between districts and countries are among the factors which the historian must take into account. Book jacket.

The Relations of History and Geography

The Relations of History and Geography
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Publisher : University of Exeter Press
Total Pages : 328
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ISBN-10 : 0859896994
ISBN-13 : 9780859896993
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Book Synopsis The Relations of History and Geography by : Henry Clifford Darby

Download or read book The Relations of History and Geography written by Henry Clifford Darby and published by University of Exeter Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This set of twelve previously unpublished essays on historical geography written by Darby in the 1960s explains the basis of his ideas. The essays are divided into three quartets of studies relating to England, France and the United States.

The Geography Behind History

The Geography Behind History
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Total Pages : 203
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ISBN-10 : OCLC:484881274
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Download or read book The Geography Behind History written by and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Rise and Rise of Indicators

The Rise and Rise of Indicators
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 255
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ISBN-10 : 9781351850841
ISBN-13 : 1351850849
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Book Synopsis The Rise and Rise of Indicators by : Stephen Morse

Download or read book The Rise and Rise of Indicators written by Stephen Morse and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-05-20 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book makes indicators more accessible, in terms of what they are, who created them and how they are used. It examines the subjectivity and human frailty behind these quintessentially ‘hard’ and technical measures of the world. To achieve this goal, The Rise and Rise of Indicators presents the world in terms of a selected set of indicators. The emphasis is upon the origins of the indicators and the motivation behind their creation and evolution. The ideas and assumptions behind the indicators are made transparent to demonstrate how changes to them can dramatically alter the ranking of countries that emerge. They are, after all, human constructs and thus embody human biases. The book concludes by examining the future of indicators and the author sets out some possible trajectories, including the growing emphasis on indicators as important tools in the Sustainable Development Goals that have been set for the world up until 2030. This is a valuable resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students in the areas of economics, sociology, geography, environmental studies, development studies, area studies, business studies, politics and international relations.

The Geography Behind History. (Revised and Enlarged Edition.) [With Maps.].

The Geography Behind History. (Revised and Enlarged Edition.) [With Maps.].
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Total Pages : 203
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ISBN-10 : OCLC:460179129
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Book Synopsis The Geography Behind History. (Revised and Enlarged Edition.) [With Maps.]. by : William David Gordon EAST

Download or read book The Geography Behind History. (Revised and Enlarged Edition.) [With Maps.]. written by William David Gordon EAST and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Geography of Bliss

The Geography of Bliss
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Publisher : Random House
Total Pages : 418
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ISBN-10 : 9781448168484
ISBN-13 : 1448168481
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Book Synopsis The Geography of Bliss by : Eric Weiner

Download or read book The Geography of Bliss written by Eric Weiner and published by Random House. This book was released on 2014-10-30 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What makes a nation happy? Is one country's sense of happiness the same as another's? In the last two decades, psychologists and economists have learned a lot about who's happy and who isn't. The Dutch are, the Romanians aren't, and Americans are somewhere in between... After years of going to the world's least happy countries, Eric Weiner, a veteran foreign correspondent, decided to travel and evaluate each country's different sense of happiness and discover the nation that seemed happiest of all. ·He discovers the relationship between money and happiness in tiny and extremely wealthy Qatar (and it's not a good one) ·He goes to Thailand, and finds that not thinking is a contented way of life. ·He goes to the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, and discovers they have an official policy of Gross National Happiness! ·He asks himself why the British don't do happiness? In Weiner's quest to find the world's happiest places, he eats rotten Icelandic shark, meditates in Bangalore, visits strip clubs in Bangkok and drinks himself into a stupor in Reykjavik. Full of inspired moments, The Geography of Bliss accomplishes a feat few travel books dare and even fewer achieve: to make you happier.

How I Learned Geography

How I Learned Geography
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Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
Total Pages : 40
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105130593861
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Book Synopsis How I Learned Geography by : Uri Shulevitz

Download or read book How I Learned Geography written by Uri Shulevitz and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr). This book was released on 2008-04 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As he spends hours studying his father's world map, a young boy escapes the hunger and misery of refugee life. Based on the author's childhood in Kazakhstan, where he lived as a Polish refugee during World War II.