Cultural encounters with the environment : enduring and evolving geographic themes
This text aims to provide a fresh view of contemporary geography. The authors explore the role of four traditional themes in the "new cultural geography" including the interplay between the evolution of particular biophysical niches and the activities of the culture groups that inhabit them.
Aufsatzsammlung
xii, 337 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
9780742501058, 9780742501065, 0742501051, 074250106X
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