Human Geography (eBook)

MARK BOYLE is Professor and Chair of Urban Studies, Director of the Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and Place at the University of Liverpool, UK, and Professor of Human Geography at Maynooth University, Ireland. He has taught introductory and advanced courses in human geography for nearly 30 years. He has also researched and published widely on the history of human geography, postcolonial human geography, urban and regional development, geography and public problems, and migration. He holds a BSc (Hons) from the University of Glasgow and a PhD from the University of Edinburgh, both in Geography.

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The Essential Guide to Reading The Second Edition Of Human Geography A Concise Introduction

1 Introducing Human Geography

2 Human Geography: A Brief History

3 Big History: Watersheds In Human History

4 The Commanding Heights: A Brief History of the European World Capitalist Economy From 1450

5 Power: The Governmental Machine of the West

6 Worlds Of Meaning: Power, Landscape and Place

7 (Under)Development: Challenging Inequalities Globally

8 10,000,000,000: The Modern Rise In World Population From 1750

9 A Planet in Distress: Humanity's War on the Earth

10 Homo Urbanus: Urbanization and Urban Form From 1800

11 The Walling of the West: Migration, Hospitality and Settling

12 At Risk: Hazards, Society And Resilience

13 Remaking The West, Remaking Human Geography

Coda on COVID-19

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"A wonderfully accessible, cutting-edge text for human geography students. Boyle meticulously and lucidly examines geography's core issues and the day's pressing economic, political, and social concerns."

--David Wilson, Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

"A wide-ranging and engaging text that will enthuse students about both the historical context of geographical thinking and the diversity of the field's current debates."

--Fiona McConnell, Associate Professor, University of Oxford

"Whilst distilling challenging concepts into accessible terms, this book is simultaneously critically questioning of Western theory, development and population mantras, and more--an invaluable resource for students and instructors alike."

--Elaine Ho, Associate Professor, National University of Singapore

"This introduction manages to connect the histories and traditions of the discipline of Human Geography with the great challenges of our time and overtly demonstrates the relevance of human geography to today's world."

--Guy Baeten, Professor, Malmö University