This manual covers The Myth of Continents: A Critique of Metageography, authored by Martin W. Lewis and Kären Wigen. Published by the University of California Press on August 11, 1997, this work delves into the fundamental geographical divisions we often accept without question. It challenges ingrained spatial frameworks, arguing that common notions like East vs. West, First World vs. Third World, and the traditional seven continental systems are overly simplistic and often misconceived. The book traces the historical development of these perceptions, offering a contemporary study that examines global relationships and the specific continents of Europe, Asia, and Africa as part of a single landmass.
The purpose of this manual is to provide a comprehensive analysis of how our metageographical assumptions have evolved from cultural concepts. It explores the origins of continental divisions from classical times, the historical designation of the Urals as a boundary between Europe and Asia, and the shifting macroregional perceptions of countries like Pakistan and Afghanistan. This engaging and insightful critique examines how economic changes, geopolitical shifts such as the end of the Cold War, and advancements in communication technology influence our understanding of the world. It encourages a more critical and geographically informed approach to describing and interpreting global human diversity.
In this thoughtful and engaging critique, geographer Martin W. Lewis and historian Kären Wigen reexamine the basic geographical divisions we take for granted, and challenge the unconscious spatial frameworks that govern the way we perceive the world. Arguing that notions of East vs. West, First World vs. Third World, and even the sevenfold continental system are simplistic and misconceived, the authors trace the history of such misconceptions. Their up-to-the-minute study reflects both on the global scale and its relation to the specific continents of Europe, Asia, and Africa-actually part of one contiguous landmass.
The Myth of Continents sheds new light on how our metageographical assumptions grew out of cultural concepts: how the first continental divisions developed from classical times; how the Urals became the division between the so-called continents of Europe and Asia; how countries like Pakistan and Afghanistan recently shifted macroregions in the general consciousness.
This extremely readable and thought-provoking analysis also explores the ways that new economic regions, the end of the cold war, and the proliferation of communication technologies change our understanding of the world. It stimulates thinking about the role of large-scale spatial constructs as driving forces behind particular worldviews and encourages everyone to take a more thoughtful, geographically informed approach to the task of describing and interpreting the human diversity of the planet.
Author: Lewis, Martin W.
Author: Wigen, Kären
Publisher: University of California Press
Illustration: n
Language: ENG
Title: The Myth of Continents: A Critique of Metageography
Pages: 00383 (Encrypted EPUB)
On Sale: 1997-08-11
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780520207431
Category: Science : Earth Sciences - Geography
In this thoughtful and engaging critique, geographer Martin W. Lewis and historian Kären Wigen reexamine the basic geographical divisions we take for granted, and challenge the unconscious spatial frameworks that govern the way we perceive the world. Arguing that notions of East vs. West, First World vs. Third World, and even the sevenfold continental system are simplistic and misconceived, the authors trace the history of such misconceptions. Their up-to-the-minute study reflects both on the global scale and its relation to the specific continents of Europe, Asia, and Africa-actually part of one contiguous landmass.
The Myth of Continents sheds new light on how our metageographical assumptions grew out of cultural concepts: how the first continental divisions developed from classical times; how the Urals became the division between the so-called continents of Europe and Asia; how countries like Pakistan and Afghanistan recently shifted macroregions in the general consciousness.
This extremely readable and thought-provoking analysis also explores the ways that new economic regions, the end of the cold war, and the proliferation of communication technologies change our understanding of the world. It stimulates thinking about the role of large-scale spatial constructs as driving forces behind particular worldviews and encourages everyone to take a more thoughtful, geographically informed approach to the task of describing and interpreting the human diversity of the planet.
Author: Lewis, Martin W.
Author: Wigen, Kären
Publisher: University of California Press
Illustration: n
Language: ENG
Title: The Myth of Continents: A Critique of Metageography
Pages: 00383 (Encrypted EPUB)
On Sale: 1997-08-11
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780520207431
Category: Science : Earth Sciences - Geography
