Power of place, the: geography, destiny, and globalization's rough landscape
Auteur :
De Blij, Harm
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780199754328
Date de publication :
6 janv. 2011
Dimensions :
23,1 x 15,5 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
408 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Books such as The Earth is Flat have argued enthusiastically that globalization brings opportunities to the world's poorest peoples. Not so, contends Harm de Blij. Accidents of geography continue to hold billions of people in an unrelenting grip. We are all born into natural and cultural environments that shape what we become, individually and collectively