Anglo-America: A Regional Geography
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Large tears now repaired with non-acidic tape.
What does it truly mean to inhabit a region — to understand its landforms, climates, economies, and peoples not as isolated facts, but as an integrated, living system? Anglo-America: A Regional Geography by Earl B. Shaw answers this question with authoritative clarity, presenting a comprehensive geographical survey of the United States and Canada as interconnected regional units shaped by centuries of physical forces and human endeavour. Shaw, a Professor of Geography at State Teachers College, Worcester, Massachusetts, structures his analysis around the distinct physiographic and cultural regions of Anglo-America, guiding students and scholars through agricultural patterns, industrial development, population distribution, and resource utilisation with meticulous precision. Cartography by Jameson Mac Farland further enriches the text, grounding abstract geographical concepts in vivid, detailed maps. A foundational academic text in mid-twentieth-century regional geography, this work argues that understanding place requires more than memorising coordinates — it demands a synthesis of human and physical geography that reveals how environment and culture continuously shape one another. Shaw's prose is measured and instructive, reflecting the rigorous scholarly standards of the era while remaining accessible to undergraduate audiences. For anyone seeking to understand the geographical underpinnings of the North American continent, this volume remains a compelling and illuminating guide — one that raises as many questions about the future of the region as it answers about its past.
Author: Earl B. Shaw
Format: Hardback
Genre: Geography & Earth science
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Large tears now repaired with non-acidic tape.
What does it truly mean to inhabit a region — to understand its landforms, climates, economies, and peoples not as isolated facts, but as an integrated, living system? Anglo-America: A Regional Geography by Earl B. Shaw answers this question with authoritative clarity, presenting a comprehensive geographical survey of the United States and Canada as interconnected regional units shaped by centuries of physical forces and human endeavour. Shaw, a Professor of Geography at State Teachers College, Worcester, Massachusetts, structures his analysis around the distinct physiographic and cultural regions of Anglo-America, guiding students and scholars through agricultural patterns, industrial development, population distribution, and resource utilisation with meticulous precision. Cartography by Jameson Mac Farland further enriches the text, grounding abstract geographical concepts in vivid, detailed maps. A foundational academic text in mid-twentieth-century regional geography, this work argues that understanding place requires more than memorising coordinates — it demands a synthesis of human and physical geography that reveals how environment and culture continuously shape one another. Shaw's prose is measured and instructive, reflecting the rigorous scholarly standards of the era while remaining accessible to undergraduate audiences. For anyone seeking to understand the geographical underpinnings of the North American continent, this volume remains a compelling and illuminating guide — one that raises as many questions about the future of the region as it answers about its past.