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Bezig met laden... Why Geography Matters: Three Challenges Facing America: Climate Change, the Rise of China, and Global Terrorismdoor Harm J. De Blij
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Three challenges facing America: Climate change, the rise of China, and Global terrorism This is the first edition of this outstanding book, published in Sept. 2005. The 2nd edition, under the name "Why Geography Matters: More Than Ever" was just released yesterday (8/18/2012), providing a needed update. The book more than succeeds in answering the title question, and provides an answer in remarkable depth for a not-that-long book. Guess I now need to find the new edition. This is a work that is at war with itself. An intriguing title, geography, climate, China, and global terrorism, all beckon the reader, yet de Blij fails to reconcile these discordant topics although it is an interesting exercise. He states the obvious: geography matters a great deal yet many people are ignorant of its details and it is a crucial factor in international relations. There is nothing new in stating the point. Climate change, largely no longer global warming as people have become more aware of "junk science" so the name changes, also states nothing compelling. It is a rehash of standard Euro thinking on the matter. China is a rising power but not really a threat to anyone. This is hardly the case. China is polluting more than almost anyone on the planet, it has little in the way of rectifying the problems, and their pollution reaches the U.S. Global terrorism is a problem which arises out of the legitimate concerns for resource equity. I do not buy it. The work promises a great deal but fails to deliver the goods. This is an excellent book. It reviews the state of the world's politics and economies from a geographic perspective. De Blij is a good writer, and engrossing. Each chapter spotlights different concerns that we Americans should be aware of. This ranges from climate change and environmental concerns, to a review of situations unique to China, Europe, Russia, and Africa. Nicely drawn maps accompany each chapter, and portray visually what one is reading in the text. The book is a plea for a more geographic outlook, more spatial. We need to grasp the world as a whole, but then see how societies and history have functioned differently in specific countries to produce what they are today. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
In recent years our world has seen transformations of all kinds: intense climate change accompanied by significant weather extremes; deadly tsunamis caused by submarine earthquakes; unprecedented terrorist attacks; costly wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; a terrible and overlooked conflict in Equatorial Africa costing millions of lives; an economic crisis threatening the stability of the international system. Is there some way we can get our minds around these disparate global upheavals, to grasp these events and their interconnections, and place our turbulent world in a more understandable light? Acclaimed author Harm de Blij answers this question with one word: geography. In this revised edition of the immensely popular and influential Why Geography Matters, de Blij tackles topics from the burgeoning presence of China to the troubling disarray of the European Union, from the dangerous nuclear ambitions of North Korea to the revolutionary Arab Spring. By improving our understanding of the world's geography, de Blij shows, we can better respond to the events around us, and better prepare ourselves to face the global challenges ahead. Peppering his writing with anecdotes from his own professional travels, de Blij expands upon his original argument, offering an updated work that is as engaging as it is eye-opening. Casual students of geography and professional policy-makers alike will benefit from this stimulating and crucial perspective on geography and the way it shapes our world's events. America, de Blij warns, has become the world's most geographically illiterate society of consequence. Indeed, despite increasing global interconnectivity and rapid change, Americans seem to be less informed and less knowledgeable about the rest of the world than ever. In this compelling volume, de Blij shows why this dispiriting picture must change, and change now. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)909.83History and Geography History World history 1800- 2000-2099, 21st CenturyLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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