ISBN: 0073051500 Binding: Hardcover Edition: 3 Author(s): Michael Bradshaw, Joseph Dymond, George White, Elizabeth Chacko Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math Number of Pages: 640
Contemporary World Regional Geography provides a current balanced geographical study of world issues through analysis of ten world regions and the countries in each It integrates the themes of "global connections" and "local voices" and utilizes a consistent structure within each chapter Per reviewer requests each chapter is now organized to begin with environmental issues of the region followed by historical geography global and local issues and economic political cultural and social issues The greatest advantage of the new organization is that students will be able to easily compare one region with another to understand similarities and differences
ISBN: 0767928709 Binding: Paperback Edition: Reprint Author(s): Glenda Burgess Publisher: Broadway Number of Pages: 320
When Glenda Burgess and Kenneth Grunzweig met in 1988 Kenneth had already lost two wivesthe first in a fatal car crash and then years later his second wife in a brutal murder for which Kenneth remained for many years the prime suspect
What possesses a woman to fall in love with a man fourteen years her senior with a troubled teenage daughter and a past shadowed with so much suspicion and misfortune And why would a man who has loved and lost in such tragic ways take a chance on opening his heart to another woman despite the odds
Beautifully written and heart-wrenchingly honestThe Geography of Love is a poignant and unforgettable chronicle of a relationship that defies convention and survives the unthinkable
ISBN: 0674992660 Binding: Hardcover Edition: Vol. 7, Books 15-16 Author(s): Strabo Publisher: Loeb Classical Library Number of Pages: 400
Strabo (ca 64 BCE to ca 25 CE) an Asiatic Greek of Amasia in Pontus studied at Nysa and after 44 BCE at Rome He became a keen traveller who saw a large part of Italy various near eastern regions including the Black Sea various parts of Asia Minor Egypt as far as Ethiopia and parts of Greece He was a long time in Alexandria where he no doubt studied mathematics astronomy and history Strabo's historical work is lost but his most important Geography in seventeen books has survived After two introductory books numbers 3 and 4 deal with Spain and Gaul 5 and 6 with Italy and Sicily 7 with north and east Europe 810 with Greek lands 1114 with the main regions of Asia and with Asia Minor 15 with India and Iran 16 with Assyria Babylonia Syria and Arabia 17 with Egypt and Africa In outline he follows the great mathematical geographer Eratosthenes but adds general descriptions of separate countries including physical political and historical details A sequel to his historical memoirs Geography is planned apparently for public servants rather than studentshence the accounts of physical features and of natural products On the mathematical side it is an invaluable source of information about Eratosthenes Hipparchus and Posidonius The Loeb Classical Library edition of Strabo is in eight volumes
ISBN: 0415184401 Binding: Paperback Edition: 1 Author(s): N/A Publisher: Routledge Number of Pages: 288
Embodied Geographies presents how life crises develop our identities and affect how we live our lives Several types of life moments and stages are presented which play roles as to how we create who we are Embodied Geographiesshows how we develop from middle childhood to the teenage years to parenthood The stages provide insight to the relationship between body place and identity The geographical spread includes the United States Canada the UK Australia New Zealand Singapore and Hong Kong
Ready-To-Use World Geography Activities for Grades 5-12
ISBN: 0876289456 Binding: Spiral-bound Edition: Author(s): James F. Silver Publisher: Center for Applied Research in Education Number of Pages: 320
This spiral-bound book is a complete set of lessons and worksheets for building basic location skills and knowledge of the continents and countries of the world The book contains 200 reproducibles with activities puzzles games and maps interspersed with instructor's pages with extra questions diagrams and other graphics
ISBN: 0226133125 Binding: Paperback Edition: 1 Author(s): Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann Publisher: University Of Chicago Press Number of Pages: 504
Art history traditionally classifies works of art by country as well as period but often political borders and cultural boundaries are highly complex and fluid Questions of identity policy and exchange make it difficult to determine the "place" of art and often the art itself results from these conflicts of geography and culture Addressing an important approach to art history Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann's book offers essays that focus on the intricacies of accounting for the geographical dimension of art history during the early modern period in Europe Latin America and Asia
Toward a Geography of Art presents a historical overview of these complexities debates contemporary concerns and completes its exploration with a diverse collection of case studies Employing the author's expertise in a variety of fields the book delves into critical issues such as transculturation of indigenous traditions mestizaje the artistic metropolis artistic diffusion transfer circulation subversion and center and periphery What results is a foundational study that establishes the geography of art as a subject and forces us to reconsider assumptions about the place of art that underlie the longstanding narratives of art history
Latitude and Longitude (Rookie Read-About Geography)
ISBN: 0516277650 Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): Rebecca Aberg Publisher: Children's Press(CT) Number of Pages: 32
The popular Rookie Books expand their horizons - to all corners of the globe With this series all about geography emergent readers will take off on adventures to cities nations waterways and habitats around the worldand right in their own backyards
ISBN: 0631222863 Binding: Paperback Edition: 2 Author(s): N/A Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Number of Pages: 544
The second edition presents 28 specially commissioned essays by leading geographers across the world addressing questions about how and why the world has changed is changing and will continue to change Softcover
ISBN: 1871869587 Binding: Hardcover Edition: Author(s): Graham Bateman Publisher: Andromeda Number of Pages: 512
A comprehensive reference guide to every country in the world This authoritative resource includes detailed profiles of each of the 192 nations of the world from the United States to the Solomon Islands Countries are grouped by region with detailed mapping informative facts and figures and hundreds of full-color photographs Each countrys profile includes: - Current statistics - Illustrated articles about history culture and other unique aspects - Locator maps - The national flag - And more An indispensable addition to every reference bookshelf
