A lyrical reminder of Ireland’s lost words that offer a different way of seeing the world.
A Waterstones Travel Book of the Year 2023 A funny, warm and timely meditation on identity and belonging, following the scenic route along the England–Wales border: Britain’s deepest faultline.
In this illuminating new book, Manchán Magan sets out on a journey in our ancestors’ footsteps to uncover the ancient myths and... Læs mere
The book provides an extensive analysis of extremism, extremist narratives and counter-narratives and their role in consolidating exclusive religious, cultural and social identities in Pakistan. It will be of interest in Security Studies and Asian Politics, esp. South Asia.
This bibliography provides a comphrehensive survey of the literature relating to the many political, cultural, economic and developmental aspects of the Nile. All... Læs mere
Demonstrates the significance of the geography of the Holy Land in Western thought and argument. This book shows how religious writers called upon geographical knowledge to the benefit of their readers.
This wide-ranging history of Georgian Bay examines changing cultural representations of landscape over time, shifts between resource development and recreational use, and environmental politics of place -- stories central to the Canadian experience.
This book presents an introductory overview of spatial data analysis methods and geoinformation analysis techniques. Each... Læs mere
Surveys the globe, from London and Cape Town to New York and Beijing, contending that regions rise - or fall - due to their location, not only within nations but also on the world map.
Students of development around the world have continually pointed to Brazil as potentially the next world power. The irony of Brazil is that it is burdened with a large underdeveloped area in South America: the Northeast. This book discusses some areas of the Northeast.
Offering sea-level access through the Adirondacks, the Hudson River once helped the country's largest and most innovative iron, cotton, and ship manufacturers send their goods... Læs mere