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The United States Paul L. Knox

The United States par Paul L. Knox

The United States Paul L. Knox

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Résumé

An illustrated textbook which provides a systematic view of the socio-economic dimensions of the contemporary human geography of the United States, covering social problems and the American way of life, as well as demographic, cultural, political and economic details.

The United States Résumé

The United States: A Contemporary Human Geography Paul L. Knox

This textbook provides a systematic view of the socio-economic dimensions of the contemporary human geography of the United States. It deals successively with demographic, cultural, political and economic aspects of spatial differentiation, with rural and metropolitan America, and with the spatial dimensions of social problems and the experience of living in America. The work is illustrated with line drawings and half-tones and brings together much, up-to-date information from a variety of sources. The work is intended to be of particular value to students of geography and American studies.

Sommaire

Part 1 Introduction: economic dynamism and spatial change; demographic and social change. Part 2 Population geography of the US: census geography of the US; growth and change; the agrarian period; the industrializing period; postwar and modern periods; what does the future hold for US population growth? Part 3 Culture and environment: America as a new Eden; two views of America; the frontier spirit; rural America; industrial America; urban America; a new view of nature; government views; cultural regions. Part 4 The political organization of US space: the nature of the State; the state in the United States; the operation of the American form of government; the political manipulation of American space; space in American political processes. Part 5 The economic organization of US space: the evolution of the urban system; development under advanced capitalism; the role of government in urban and regional development; overall perspectives. Part 6 Rural America: rural America - ideal and reality; shaping rural America; regional vignettes; contemporary forces for change. Part 7 Metropolitan development: internal structure of American cities; suburbanization, inter-regional shifts, and central city decline; the American city of the 1980s; urban policy and metropolitan development. Part 8 Geographic aspects of social problems: American social problems; geographic patterns of social inequality; the causes and costs of crime; alcohol and substance abuse; the nuclear arms race - the ultimate social problem? Part 9 Living in America: the outsiders' views; the insiders' views; in summary.

Informations supplémentaires

GOR004293883
9780582301535
058230153X
The United States: A Contemporary Human Geography Paul L. Knox
Paul L. Knox
Occasion - Très bon état
Broché
Pearson Education Limited
1988-03-07
301
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