This bestselling introductory text outlines the major themes and issues in the geography of the Third World. Fully revised and updated, with extra illustrations, boxed case studies, chapter summaries and guides to further reading. Num Pages: 360 pages, 26 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1QFG; KC; RG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 998. . 1996. 2nd Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: A Geography of the Third World
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 1996
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0415106729
ISBN 13: 9780415106726
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 2nd Edition
Condition: New

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The label of "Third World" covers half the land surface and three quarters of the population of the planet. The problems and potential of this region and its peoples are attracting increasing concern and interest. Fully revised and updated this edition includes: * a wealth of photographic and line illustrations * boxed case studies * chapter summaries * guides to further reading Issues of increasing concern at the end of the twentieth century are fully addressed - for example, the widening gap in economic performance between countries in the Third world and the assertion of national cultures in the face of globalisation. New material on gender issues and the environmental impact of development has been included.

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John Dickenson is a Reader in Geography and Latin American Studies at the University of Liverpool; Bill Gould is a Professor of Geography at the University of Liverpool; Colin Clarke is a Lecturer in the Department of Geography, Oxford University; Sandra Mather is Head of Graphics Unit, Dept. of Geography, University of Liverpool; Mansell prothero is Emeritus Professor of Geography, University of Liverpool; David Siddle is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geography, University of Liverpool; Clifford Smith is Emeritus Professor of latin American Studies, University of Liverpool; Elizabeth Thomas-Hope is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geography, University of Liverpool

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