A diverse selection of well-known British place-names, explaining the origin and meaning of each of them
The most up-to-date edition available with approximately 200 new entries such as Aperfield ... 続きを読む
Containing over 3,100 entries on all aspects of both human and physical geography, this best-selling dictionary is the most authoritative single-volume reference work of its kind. It includes coverage ... 続きを読む
Contains more than 3,000 entries covering all aspects of physical and human geography
Over 70 diagrams and illustrations complement the text
New to this Edition:
Newly revised and upda ... 続きを読む
Over 1,700 entries uncover the meanings behind the names of places, streets, and areas in the English capital
Fascinating introduction describes the chronology and formation of London place-names ... 続きを読む
Inconstant and forbidding, the arctic has lured misguided voyagers into the cold for centuries-pushing them beyond the limits of their knowledge, technology, and endurance. A Fabulous Kingdom charts t ... 続きを読む
Revised and fully updated to reflect the very latest developments in every country
Concise overviews of every country in the world, covering social, economic, religious, and political issues
Ea ... 続きを読む
The rise of American geography as a distinctive science in the United States straddles the 19th and 20th centuries, extending from the post-Civil war period to 1970. American Geography and Geographers ... 続きを読む
Illuminates Antarctica's history, in human and geologic scale
Sheds light on ongoing issues of exploitation, protection, and proprietorship
A succinct overview of the issues facing the continen ... 続きを読む
Illuminates Antarctica's history, in human and geologic scale
Sheds light on ongoing issues of exploitation, protection, and proprietorship
A succinct overview of the issues facing the continen ... 続きを読む
What is - or makes a place - a 'historic battlefield'?
From one perspective the answer is simple - it is a place where large numbers of people came together in an organised manner to fight one anothe ... 続きを読む
