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The Power of Place: Geography, Destiny and Globalizations Rough Landscape

Paperback • 2010 • English

The Power of Place: Geography, Destiny and Globalizations Rough Landscape

By Harm De Blij

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The world is not as mobile or as interconnected as we like to think. As Harm de Blij argues in The Power of Place, in crucial ways-from the uneven distribution of natural resources to the unequal availability of opportunity-geography continues to hold billions of people in its grip. We are all born into natural and cultural environments that shape what we become, individually and collectively. From our "mother tongue" to our father's faith, from medicalrisks to natural hazards, where we start ou...Show more

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9780199754328

Published year

2010

Language

English

Original title

The Power of Place: Geography, Destiny and Globalizations Rough Landscape

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Paperback

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