The geography of the Third World
Material type: TextPublication details: UK ROUTLEDGE 1996Edition: 2nd edDescription: 368p., 246 x 189mm, 70 line drawings, 30 b&w photographs, paperbackISBN:- 0415106737
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Standard Loan | Thurles Library Main Collection | 330.917 THO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | R03694JKRCC | ||
Standard Loan | Thurles Library Main Collection | 330.917 THO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | R07569KRCT |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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.
This introductory text outlines the major themes and issues in the geography of the Third World. 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.
Historical perspective; population; farming systems and agricultural production; agrarian structures and rural development; mining, energy and manufacturing; urbanization; internal interaction; national economic management; external relationships.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Introduction
- Historical Perspective
- Population
- Farming Systems and Agricultural Production
- Agrarian structures and Rural Development
- Mining, Energy and Manufacturing
- Urbanization
- Internal Interaction
- National Economic Management
- External Relationships
- Conclusion