New Zealand: A Regional View
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Few lands on Earth pack such extraordinary geographic and cultural diversity into so compact a territory as New Zealand, and New Zealand: A Regional View by K. B. Cumberland and J. W. Fox stands as one of the most authoritative regional geographies ever written about the country. The work systematically presents the physical landscapes, agricultural patterns, and human settlement of New Zealand's distinct regions — from the pastoral Canterbury Plains to the volcanic heart of the North Island — charting the relationship between people and their environment with scholarly precision and vivid detail. Cumberland and Fox argue convincingly that understanding New Zealand requires a regional lens, one that reveals the interplay between geology, climate, and the economic and social life of its communities. This second revised edition reflects the authors' deep commitment to accuracy and currency, incorporating updated data and analysis that make it an indispensable reference for geographers, historians, and curious travellers alike. Cumberland, a towering figure in New Zealand geography, brings a rigorous academic sensibility to the prose, while the collaborative voice keeps the text accessible and engaging. A rare synthesis of human and physical geography, this volume leaves the reader with an enduring question: how does the land shape a nation's soul, and how, in turn, does a nation reshape its land?
Author: K. B. Cumberland And J. W. Fox
Format: Hardback
Genre: Geography & Earth science
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Few lands on Earth pack such extraordinary geographic and cultural diversity into so compact a territory as New Zealand, and New Zealand: A Regional View by K. B. Cumberland and J. W. Fox stands as one of the most authoritative regional geographies ever written about the country. The work systematically presents the physical landscapes, agricultural patterns, and human settlement of New Zealand's distinct regions — from the pastoral Canterbury Plains to the volcanic heart of the North Island — charting the relationship between people and their environment with scholarly precision and vivid detail. Cumberland and Fox argue convincingly that understanding New Zealand requires a regional lens, one that reveals the interplay between geology, climate, and the economic and social life of its communities. This second revised edition reflects the authors' deep commitment to accuracy and currency, incorporating updated data and analysis that make it an indispensable reference for geographers, historians, and curious travellers alike. Cumberland, a towering figure in New Zealand geography, brings a rigorous academic sensibility to the prose, while the collaborative voice keeps the text accessible and engaging. A rare synthesis of human and physical geography, this volume leaves the reader with an enduring question: how does the land shape a nation's soul, and how, in turn, does a nation reshape its land?