Geography: Realms, Regions, and Concepts

Geography: Realms, Regions, and Concepts
ISBN-10
047171786X
ISBN-13
9780471717867
Series
Geography
Category
Science
Pages
680
Language
English
Published
2005-10-07
Publisher
Wiley
Authors
Harm J. de Blij, Peter O. Muller

Description

Now substantially revised and updated, the Twelfth Edition of de Blij and Muller's Geography: Realms, Regions, and Concepts continues to deliver the authors' authoritative content, outstanding cartography, currency, and comprehensive coverage, in a technology-rich package. The text reflects major developments in the world as well as in the discipline, ranging from the collapse of Russia's Post-Soviet transformation to the impact of globalization and from the rise of Asia's Pacific Rim to the war in Iraq.

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