Product Description

For introductory courses in Human or Cultural Geography found in Geography, Anthropology, or Social Science departments.

This Updated Second Edition provides professors and students with a Human Geography textbook that contains materials about recent world events triggered by the September 11th attacks on New York City and Washington D.C. The Updated Second Edition contains new materials that address the actual world events triggered by the attacks, and perhaps, more importantly, adds materials focused on providing professors with a tool to more effectively help their students understand the roots of these problems. Additionally, there is new material in the book to help professors teach their students something more about terrorism as a concept.

“In order to understand places, they must first be made meaningful to us.” Knox/Marston's exciting contemporary approach gives people and places meaning by covering compelling topics that integrate today's local, regional, and global perspectives. It provides not only a body of knowledge about places and regions, but also a deep understanding of the interdependence of places and regions in a globalizing world. Coverage throughout is intellectually empowering and capable of cultivating a life-long geographical imagination. The authors give students access to the latest ideas, concepts, and theories while concurrently developing a strong foundation in the fundamentals.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #852991 in Books
• Published on: 2002-07-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 592 pages

From the Back Cover

The Interim Edition

This interim edition of Places and Regions in Global Context was prompted by the consequences of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. on September 11, 2001. These attacks not only changed the everyday worlds of many ordinary Americans, but also changed their views of the wider world. In addition, the attacks set into motion many other important changes, both in the United States and elsewhere. Studying human geography can help students understand many of the issues and changes surrounding these events. In this interim edition, Paul L. Knox and Sallie A. Marston have added material not only on the direct antecedents and consequences of the terrorist attacks, but also on the broader, related issues of globalization, Western materialism, religious fundamentalism, cultural identity, and geopolitics.

http://www.prenhall.com/knox
The text-specific Website includes multiple-choice questions, quantitative exercises, critical-thinking exercises, and destinations. Most often, students receive immediate feedback which they can e-mail directly to their instructors.

About the Author

PAUL L. KNOX received his Ph.D. inGeography from the University of Sheffield, England. In 1985, after teaching in the United Kingdom for several years, he moved to the United States to take up a position as professor of urban affairs and planning at Virginia Tech. His teaching centers on urban and regional development, with an emphasis on comparative study. In 1989 he received a university award for teaching excellence. He has written several books on aspects of economic geography, social geography, and urbanization. He serves on the editorial board of several scientific journals and is co-editor on a series of books on World Cities. In 1996 he was appointed to the position of University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech, where he currently serves as dean of the College of Architecture and Urban Studies.

SALLIE A. MARSTON received her Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Colorado, Boulder. She has been a faculty member at the University of Arizona since 1986. Her teaching focuses on the historical, social, and cultural aspects of American urbanization, with particular emphasis on race, class, gender, and ethnicity issues. She received the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Outstanding Teaching Award in 1989. She is the author of numerous journal articles and book chapters and serves on the editorial board of several scientific journals. In 1994/1995 she served as Interim Director of Women's Studies and the Southwest Institute for Research on Women. She is currently a professor in, and serves as head of, the Department of Geography and Regional Development.