Human Geography: A Concise Introduction By Mark Boyle (Paperback,
2014)

Using the story of the West and the world as its backdrop this book provides for beginning students a clear and concise introduction to Human Geography including its key concepts seminal thinkers and their theories contemporary debates and celebrated case studies Introduces and applies the basic concepts of human geography in clear concise and engaging prose Explores the significance of the rise reign and faltering of the West from around the fifteenth century in the shaping of the key demographic environmental social economic political and cultural processes active in the world today Addresses important thinkers debates and theories in an accessible manner with a focus on discerning the inherent Western bias in human geographical ideas Incorporates case studies that explore human
geographies which are being made in both Western and non Western regions including Latin America Africa and Asia Is written so as to be accessible to students and contains chapter learning objectives checklists of key ideas chapter essay questions zoom in boxes guidance for further reading and a book glossary Accompanied by a website at wwwwileycomgoboyle featuring for students tutorial exercises bonus zoom in boxes links to further learning resources and biographies of key thinkers and for instructors further essay questions multiple choice exam questions and ppt lecture slides for each chapter