The Non-Western World

Environment, Development and Human Rights
1. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-0-415-94713-8
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 604 Seiten, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 1311 g

Through a cross-cultural and multi-disciplinary approach, this introductory textbook focuses on critical issues of development, environment, and cultural conflicts facing most area of the non-Western world. Areas covered include China, Japan, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East, and sub-Saharan Africa.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Karan, Pradyumna P.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Geostatistik
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Geographie: Sachbuch, Reise
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Geographie: Allgemeines, Karten & Atlanten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Non Western World 2. The Chinese Cultural Area 3. Japan and Korea 4. Southeast Asia 5. The Indian Subcontinent 6. The Islamic Middle East 7. Sub Saharan Africa 8. Challenges and Prospects

Über Autor(innen)

Pradyumna P. Karan is Professor of Geography at the University of Kentucky, one of the leading departments in the country. He is the author of sixteen books on the geography and culture of Asian regions (Japan, Tibet, Nepal, India) and American regions.