{"product_id":"9780415339056","title":"Nature","description":"\u003cp\u003eExploring the shifting ways in which geographers have studied nature, this book emphasizes the relationships and differences between human geography, physical geography and resource and hazards geography. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first to consider the topic of nature in modern geography as a whole, this distinctive text looks at all its major meanings, from the human body and psyche through to the non-human world, and develops the argument that student readers should abandon the idea of knowing what nature is in favour of a close scrutiny of what agendas lie behind competing conceptions of it. It deals with, amongst others, the following areas:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe idea of nature \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe 'nature' of geography \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ede-naturalization and re-naturalization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eafter-nature.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs everything from global warming to GM foods becomes headline news, the use and abuse of nature is on the agenda as never before. Synthesizing a wealth of diverse and complex information, this text makes the significant theories, debates and information on nature accessible to students of geography, environmental studies, sociology, and cultural studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46256301932785,"sku":"9780415339056","price":87.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9780415339056_p0.jpg?v=1764997457","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780415339056","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}