Human Geography of the UK: An Introduction

Human Geography of the UK: An Introduction
ISBN-10
1134611625
ISBN-13
9781134611621
Series
Human Geography of the UK
Category
Political Science
Pages
304
Language
English
Published
2013-01-11
Publisher
Routledge
Authors
Irene Hardill, David Graham, Eleonore Kofman

Description

This new key textbook for introductory courses in human geography provides first and second-year undergraduates with a comprehensive thematic approach to the changing human geography of the UK at the end of the twentieth and beginning of the twenty-first century. Covering local, regional, national, European and global issues, it also explores in some detail topics which are part of the lived experience of undergraduates themselves, such as crime, unemployment, social exclusion and AIDS. User-friendly textbook features include: * chapter introductions, summaries and important theoretical principles * up-to-date further reading and key on-line sources * case studies, examples and revision questions.

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