Myth of continents: a critique of metageography (Record no. 61117)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780520207431 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 304.2 LEW |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Lewis, Martin W |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Myth of continents: a critique of metageography |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Berkeley: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | University of California Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 1997. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xv, 344p.: |
| Other physical details | ill.; maps; pbk.: |
| Dimensions | 23 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes Bibliographical References, Index and Notes |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | 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.<br/><br/>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.<br/><br/>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.<br/><br/>https://www.ucpress.edu/books/the-myth-of-continents/paper |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Social Sciences |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Human Ecology |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Global Geography |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Continents--Architecture |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Eurocentrism and Mrocentrism |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Wigen, Kären |
| Relator term | Co-author |
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| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Cost, replacement price | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | General | IIT Gandhinagar | IIT Gandhinagar | 05/03/2025 | CBS Publishers | 3060.92 | 304.2 LEW | 035270 | 05/03/2025 | 1 | 3060.92 | Books |
