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How people live How people live Penelope Arlon Describes different parts of the world and how people live in each, from the Eskimos and Inuit of the Arctic to the Amish and Maya of North America and the Asante and Zulu of Africa OL12060666W
American commodities in an age of empire American commodities in an age of empire Mona Domosh American Commodities in an Age of Empire is a novel interpretation of the relationship between consumerism, commercialism, and imperialism during the first empire building ear of America in the late … OL13255710W
Caring for the Earth Caring for the Earth Sally Hewitt "Describes many aspects of Earth's geography, from wildlife to water supplies, that are under threat from climate change and human actions. Offers many hands-on activities for conservation and recycl… OL15268101W
The world turns round and round The world turns round and round Nicki Weiss Children describe the gifts that they have received from relatives around the world. OL16048132W
Media, place and mobility Media, place and mobility Shaun Moores "Media, Place and Mobility offers a new understanding of media uses as place-making practices in everyday living. Drawing primarily on phenomenological perspectives, Shaun Moores focuses on the ways … OL16564505W
Why geography matters Why geography matters Harm J. de Blij "Preparing for climate change, averting a cold war with China, defeating terrorism: all of this requires geographic knowledge. In Why Geography Matters, Harm de Blij makes an urgent call to restore g… OL1942096W
Greater Portland Greater Portland Carl Abbott "It has been called one of the nation's most livable regions, ranked among the best managed cities in America, and hailed a top spot to do business, enjoy the arts, pursue outdoor recreation, and mak… OL1967126W
Emotional geographies Emotional geographies Mick Smith,L. Bondi,Joyce Davidson Bringing together well-established interdisciplinary scholars and a new generation of researchers, this volume presents a wide range of innovative studies of fundamentally important questions of emot… OL19847016W
Children from Australia to Zimbabwe Children from Australia to Zimbabwe Maya Ajmera,Anna Rhesa Versola " ... takes its readers on a trip through the alphabet and around the globe. Find out what children do with their families in Mexico, how they dress for festivals in Japan, and what they ride to scho… OL20340123W
Where People Work Where People Work Ruth Nason Looks at different kinds of jobs people do in factories, fire stations, farms and offices. Considers why some work places are in the middle of towns, why some are built away from town centres and wha… OL20460774W
Enabling Sustainable Energy Transitions Enabling Sustainable Energy Transitions Siddharth Sareen This open access book reframes sustainable energy transitions as being a matter of resolving accountability crises. It demonstrates how the empirical study of several practices of legitimation can an… OL20903528W
Living in a valley Living in a valley Ellen Labrecque Why are valleys popular places to live? Are there any dangers of living in a valley? What different types of valley are there? Living in a Valley looks at how people adapt to live in valleys. We take… OL23185932W
Explorations in social geography Explorations in social geography H.C. Kariel,P.E. Kariel For introductory courses in human, cultural, or social geography. OL24264020W
Geographies of development Geographies of development Robert B. Potter Taking an holistic approach to development geography, rather than dealing with topics such as agriculture, trade and aid separately, this text considers pressing issues like sustainable development. … OL24827956W
Peoples of the Arctic Peoples of the Arctic Robert Low Describes life in the Arctic regions of the world and how humans have adapted to the harsh conditions there. OL3231185W
Peoples of the river valley Peoples of the river valley Robert Low Describes human life in river valleys, with the Wayana Indians of South America and the Omo of East Africa as examples. OL3231189W
Sports geography Sports geography John Bale 'Space' and 'place' are concepts central to both geography and sport. Places, for example, are the means of identifying most sports teams, while sport both affects, and is affected by, the physical e… OL3258666W
Racionalidad andina en el uso del espacio Racionalidad andina en el uso del espacio Raúl León Caparó "Ethnography of social and territorial space, based on fieldwork in Paucartambo, describes characteristics and social functions of socioeconomic units (kinship systems) in the community of Qollana-Wa… OL3662761W
Chinas unlimited Chinas unlimited Gregory B. Lee This book is about the ways Chineseness has been represented over the past hundred years or so. Much of the book discusses the Orientalizing and crude racist ideologies that have formed the foundatio… OL3745030W
Exploring world cultures Exploring world cultures Esko E. Newhill A social sciences textbook discussing how different cultures developed in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. OL4864631W
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