Human Geography

The rising tide of ethnic nationalism that has swept across Central Asia in the past decade has energized efforts by the Chinese government to win ...

This assessment of the role of cartography in American journalism traces the use of news maps in newspapers and magazines and on television from th...

Maps with the News is a lively assessment of the role of cartography in American journalism. Tracing the use of maps in American news reporting fro...

Nazareth, the largest Arab city in Israel, is a surprising example of ethnic harmony in a region dominated by conflict. A recent trend toward integ...

In this cultural-geographic study of the American Indian reservations in the 48 contiguous states, Klaus Frantz explores the reservations as living...

Shortly before the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, David Chaffetz slipped from the protection of Western culture and immersed himself in the custom...

Feeding Britain while preparing for the ravages of climate change are two key issues – yet there’s no strategy for managing and enhancing that most...

This thematic encyclopedia provides an overview of education as undertaken in the United States and in 70 countries worldwide and links educational...

This one-volume thematic encyclopedia examines life in contemporary India, with topical sections focusing on geography, history, government and pol...

This one-volume handbook explores the history of Taiwan, from its prehistory to its Japanese colonization to its tumultuous relationship with China...

This book explores how fishers make the sea productive through their labour, using technologies ranging from wooden boats to digital GPS plotters t...

Risk-based policing is a research advancement that improves public safety, and its applications prevent crime specifically by managing crime risks....

The future of fiction is neither global nor national. Instead, Matthew Hart argues, it is trending extraterritorial. Extraterritorial spaces fall o...

The future of fiction is neither global nor national. Instead, Matthew Hart argues, it is trending extraterritorial. Extraterritorial spaces fall o...

This one-volume encyclopedia examines jobs and occupations from around the world that are unique and out of the ordinary, from bike fishermen in th...

Few nations have such a long and rich history as France. This indispensible volume covers political, economic, and cultural milestones throughout i...

Scholars and practitioners who witness violence and loss in human, animal, and ecological contexts are expected to have no emotional connection to ...

This thematic encyclopedia examines contemporary and historical Saudi Arabia, with entries that fall under such themes as geography, history, gover...

Most new urban growth takes place in the suburbs; consequently, infrastructures are in a constant state of playing catch-up, creating repeated infr...

Overall Winner, SAGT (Scottish Association of Geography Teachers) Awards 2022 Winner, Global Dimension Teachers’ Choice Award 2023 Shortlisted, BER...

Challenging existing political analyses of the state of emergency in Turkey, this volume argues that such states are not merely predetermined by po...

Digital ecologies draws together leading social science and humanities scholars to examine how digital media are reshaping the futures of conservat...