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 www.wiley.com/go/boyle
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.