New Books for Geographers

New Books: April 2013

Every month the AAG compiles a list of newly-published books in geography and related areas. Some are selected for review in the AAG Review of Books.

Publishers are welcome to send new volumes to the Editor-in-Chief (Kent Mathewson, Editor-in-Chief, AAG Review of Books, Department of Geography and Anthropology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803).

Anyone interested in reviewing these or other titles should also contact the Editor-in-Chief.

April 2013

  • Approaches to Disaster Management: Examining the Implications of Hazards, Emergencies and Disasters. Tiefenbacher, John. Manhattan, NY: InTech 2013. $Free Electronic (ISBN 978-953-51-1093-4).

  • Asia Rising: Growth and Resilience in an Uncertain Global Economy. Hill, Hal and Maria Socorro Gochoco-Bautista, eds. Northampton, Mass: Edward Elgar 2013. $185 Cloth (ISBN 978-1-781-00797-6).

  • Becoming Melungeon: Making an Ethnic Identity in the Appalachian South. Schrift, Melissa. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press 2013. $35.00 Cloth (ISBN 978-0-8032-7154-8).

  • Defensive Environmentalists and the Dynamics of Global Reform. Rudel, Thomas K. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press 2013. $95.00 Cloth (ISBN 978-1-107-03052-7).

  • Everyday Las Vegas: Local Life in a Tourist Town. Rowley, Rex J. Reno, NV: University of Nevada Press 2013. $ Cloth (ISBN 978-0-87417-905-7).

  • Growing Resistance: Canadian Farmers and the Politics of Genetically Modified Wheat. Eaton, Emily. Winnipeg, MB: University of Manitoba Press 2013. $31.95 Paper (ISBN 978-0-88755-744-6).

  • History of Ancient Geography. Thomson, J. Oliver. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press 2013. $41.99 Paper (ISBN 978-1-107-68992-3).

  • Impossible Citizens: Dubai’s Indian Diaspora. Vora, Neha. Durham, NC: Duke University Press 2013. $24.95 Paper (ISBN 978-0-8223-5393-5).

  • Mark My Words: Native Women Mapping Our Nations. Goeman, Mishuana. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press 2013. $25.00 Paper (ISBN 978-0-8166-7791-7).

  • Potent Landscapes: Place and Mobility in Eastern Indonesia. Allerton, Catherine. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai’I Press 2013. $25 Paper (ISBN 978-0-8248-3800-3).

  • Street Fight: The Politics of Mobility in San Francisco. Henderson, Jason. Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Press 2013. $24.95 Paper (ISBN 978-1-55849-999-7).

  • Sustainability. Thiele, Leslie. Malden, MA: Polity Books 2013. $22.95 Paper (ISBN 978-0-7456-5610-6).

  • The Hub’s Metropolis: Greater Boston’s Development from Railroad Suburbs to Smart Growth. O’Connell, James C.. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press 2013. $34.95 Cloth (ISBN 978-0-262-01875-3).

  • The View from Above: The Science of Social Space. Haffner, Jeanne. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press 2013. $32.00 Cloth (ISBN 978-0-262-01879-1).

  • The World of Lucha Libre: Secrets, Revelations, and Mexican National Identity. Levi, Heather. Durham, NC: Duke University Press 2008. $ Paper (ISBN 978-0-8223-4232-8).

  • Views of the Cordilleras and Monuments of the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas: A Critical Edition. von Humboldt, Alexander with Vera M. Kutzinski, and Ottmar Ette, eds. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press 2012. $65.00 Cloth (ISBN 978-0-226-86506-5).

  • Conservation Planning: Shaping the Future. Craighead, F. Lance and Charles L. Convis Jr. Redlands, CA: ESRI Press 2013. $1119.95 Paper (ISBN 978-1-58948-263-0).

  • Contested Water: The Struggle Against Water Privatization in the United States and Canada. Robinson, Joanna L. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press 2013. $23.00 Paper (ISBN 978-0-262-51039-0).

  • Getting to Know ArcGIS for Desktop, 3rd edition. Law, Michael and Amy Collins. Redlands, CA: ESRI Press 2013. $84.95 Paper (ISBN 978-1-58948-308-8).

  • Lining Up Data in ArcGIS:A Guide to Map Projections, Second Edition. Maher, Margaret M. Redlands, CA: ESRI Press 2013. $24.95 Paper (ISBN 978-1-58948-342-2).

  • Between Giants: The Battle for the Baltics in World War II. Buttar, Prit. Long Island City, NY: Osprey Publishing 2013. $29.95 Cloth (ISBN 978-1-78096-163-7).

  • Food and Society: Principles and Paradoxes. Guptill, Amy E., Denise A. Copelton, and Betsy Lucal. Malden, MA: Polity Books 2012. $23.95 Paper (ISBN 978-0-7456-7282-6).

  • Imperial Geographies in Byzantine and Ottoman Space. Bazzaz, Sahar, Yota Batsaki, and Dimiter Angelov. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press 2013. $24.95 Paper (ISBN 9780674066625).

  • Memorylands: Heritage and Identity in Europe Today. Macdonald, Sharon. New York, NY: Routledge 2013. $39.95 Paper (ISBN 978-0-415-45334-9).

  • Migration and Climate Change. Graeme Hugo, ed. Northampton, Mass: Edward Elgar 2013. $520 Cloth (ISBN 978-1-84980-851-4).

  • Race and Immigration in the New Ireland. Ulin, Julieann Veronica, Heather Edwards, and Sean O’Brien, eds. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press 2013. $35.00 Paper (ISBN 978-0-268-02777-3).

  • Transnational Migration. Faist, Thomas, Margit Fauser, and Eveline Reisenauer. Malden, MA: Polity Books 2013. $22.95 Paper (ISBN 978-0-7456-4978-8).

  • Traveling the 38th Parallel: A Water Line Around the World. Carle, David, and Janet Carle. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press 2013. $29.95 Cloth (ISBN 978-0-520-26654-4).

  • Urban China. Ren, Xuefei. Malden, MA: Polity Books 2013. $22.95 Paper (ISBN 978-0-7456-5359-4).

  • Regionalists on the Left: Radical Voices from the American West. Steiner, Michael C, ed. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press 2013. $39.95 Cloth (ISBN 9780806143408).

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New Books for Geographers

New Books: March 2013

Every month the AAG compiles a list of newly-published books in geography and related areas. Some are selected for review in the AAG Review of Books.

Publishers are welcome to send new volumes to the Editor-in-Chief (Kent Mathewson, Editor-in-Chief, AAG Review of Books, Department of Geography and Anthropology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803).

Anyone interested in reviewing these or other titles should also contact the Editor-in-Chief.

April 2013

  • Approaches to Disaster Management: Examining the Implications of Hazards, Emergencies and Disasters. Tiefenbacher, John. Manhattan, NY: InTech 2013. $Free Electronic (ISBN 978-953-51-1093-4).

  • Asia Rising: Growth and Resilience in an Uncertain Global Economy. Hill, Hal and Maria Socorro Gochoco-Bautista, eds. Northampton, Mass: Edward Elgar 2013. $185 Cloth (ISBN 978-1-781-00797-6).

  • Becoming Melungeon: Making an Ethnic Identity in the Appalachian South. Schrift, Melissa. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press 2013. $35.00 Cloth (ISBN 978-0-8032-7154-8).

  • Defensive Environmentalists and the Dynamics of Global Reform. Rudel, Thomas K. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press 2013. $95.00 Cloth (ISBN 978-1-107-03052-7).

  • Everyday Las Vegas: Local Life in a Tourist Town. Rowley, Rex J. Reno, NV: University of Nevada Press 2013. $ Cloth (ISBN 978-0-87417-905-7).

  • Growing Resistance: Canadian Farmers and the Politics of Genetically Modified Wheat. Eaton, Emily. Winnipeg, MB: University of Manitoba Press 2013. $31.95 Paper (ISBN 978-0-88755-744-6).

  • History of Ancient Geography. Thomson, J. Oliver. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press 2013. $41.99 Paper (ISBN 978-1-107-68992-3).

  • Impossible Citizens: Dubai’s Indian Diaspora. Vora, Neha. Durham, NC: Duke University Press 2013. $24.95 Paper (ISBN 978-0-8223-5393-5).

  • Mark My Words: Native Women Mapping Our Nations. Goeman, Mishuana. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press 2013. $25.00 Paper (ISBN 978-0-8166-7791-7).

  • Potent Landscapes: Place and Mobility in Eastern Indonesia. Allerton, Catherine. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai’I Press 2013. $25 Paper (ISBN 978-0-8248-3800-3).

  • Street Fight: The Politics of Mobility in San Francisco. Henderson, Jason. Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Press 2013. $24.95 Paper (ISBN 978-1-55849-999-7).

  • Sustainability. Thiele, Leslie. Malden, MA: Polity Books 2013. $22.95 Paper (ISBN 978-0-7456-5610-6).

  • The Hub’s Metropolis: Greater Boston’s Development from Railroad Suburbs to Smart Growth. O’Connell, James C.. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press 2013. $34.95 Cloth (ISBN 978-0-262-01875-3).

  • The View from Above: The Science of Social Space. Haffner, Jeanne. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press 2013. $32.00 Cloth (ISBN 978-0-262-01879-1).

  • The World of Lucha Libre: Secrets, Revelations, and Mexican National Identity. Levi, Heather. Durham, NC: Duke University Press 2008. $ Paper (ISBN 978-0-8223-4232-8).

  • Views of the Cordilleras and Monuments of the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas: A Critical Edition. von Humboldt, Alexander with Vera M. Kutzinski, and Ottmar Ette, eds. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press 2012. $65.00 Cloth (ISBN 978-0-226-86506-5).

  • Conservation Planning: Shaping the Future. Craighead, F. Lance and Charles L. Convis Jr. Redlands, CA: ESRI Press 2013. $1119.95 Paper (ISBN 978-1-58948-263-0).

  • Contested Water: The Struggle Against Water Privatization in the United States and Canada. Robinson, Joanna L. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press 2013. $23.00 Paper (ISBN 978-0-262-51039-0).

  • Getting to Know ArcGIS for Desktop, 3rd edition. Law, Michael and Amy Collins. Redlands, CA: ESRI Press 2013. $84.95 Paper (ISBN 978-1-58948-308-8).

  • Lining Up Data in ArcGIS:A Guide to Map Projections, Second Edition. Maher, Margaret M. Redlands, CA: ESRI Press 2013. $24.95 Paper (ISBN 978-1-58948-342-2).

  • Between Giants: The Battle for the Baltics in World War II. Buttar, Prit. Long Island City, NY: Osprey Publishing 2013. $29.95 Cloth (ISBN 978-1-78096-163-7).

  • Food and Society: Principles and Paradoxes. Guptill, Amy E., Denise A. Copelton, and Betsy Lucal. Malden, MA: Polity Books 2012. $23.95 Paper (ISBN 978-0-7456-7282-6).

  • Imperial Geographies in Byzantine and Ottoman Space. Bazzaz, Sahar, Yota Batsaki, and Dimiter Angelov. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press 2013. $24.95 Paper (ISBN 9780674066625).

  • Memorylands: Heritage and Identity in Europe Today. Macdonald, Sharon. New York, NY: Routledge 2013. $39.95 Paper (ISBN 978-0-415-45334-9).

  • Migration and Climate Change. Graeme Hugo, ed. Northampton, Mass: Edward Elgar 2013. $520 Cloth (ISBN 978-1-84980-851-4).

  • Race and Immigration in the New Ireland. Ulin, Julieann Veronica, Heather Edwards, and Sean O’Brien, eds. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press 2013. $35.00 Paper (ISBN 978-0-268-02777-3).

  • Transnational Migration. Faist, Thomas, Margit Fauser, and Eveline Reisenauer. Malden, MA: Polity Books 2013. $22.95 Paper (ISBN 978-0-7456-4978-8).

  • Traveling the 38th Parallel: A Water Line Around the World. Carle, David, and Janet Carle. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press 2013. $29.95 Cloth (ISBN 978-0-520-26654-4).

  • Urban China. Ren, Xuefei. Malden, MA: Polity Books 2013. $22.95 Paper (ISBN 978-0-7456-5359-4).

  • Regionalists on the Left: Radical Voices from the American West. Steiner, Michael C, ed. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press 2013. $39.95 Cloth (ISBN 9780806143408).

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New Books for Geographers

New Books: February 2013

Every month the AAG compiles a list of newly-published books in geography and related areas. Some are selected for review in the AAG Review of Books.

Publishers are welcome to send new volumes to the Editor-in-Chief (Kent Mathewson, Editor-in-Chief, AAG Review of Books, Department of Geography and Anthropology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803).

Anyone interested in reviewing these or other titles should also contact the Editor-in-Chief.

April 2013

  • Approaches to Disaster Management: Examining the Implications of Hazards, Emergencies and Disasters. Tiefenbacher, John. Manhattan, NY: InTech 2013. $Free Electronic (ISBN 978-953-51-1093-4).

  • Asia Rising: Growth and Resilience in an Uncertain Global Economy. Hill, Hal and Maria Socorro Gochoco-Bautista, eds. Northampton, Mass: Edward Elgar 2013. $185 Cloth (ISBN 978-1-781-00797-6).

  • Becoming Melungeon: Making an Ethnic Identity in the Appalachian South. Schrift, Melissa. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press 2013. $35.00 Cloth (ISBN 978-0-8032-7154-8).

  • Defensive Environmentalists and the Dynamics of Global Reform. Rudel, Thomas K. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press 2013. $95.00 Cloth (ISBN 978-1-107-03052-7).

  • Everyday Las Vegas: Local Life in a Tourist Town. Rowley, Rex J. Reno, NV: University of Nevada Press 2013. $ Cloth (ISBN 978-0-87417-905-7).

  • Growing Resistance: Canadian Farmers and the Politics of Genetically Modified Wheat. Eaton, Emily. Winnipeg, MB: University of Manitoba Press 2013. $31.95 Paper (ISBN 978-0-88755-744-6).

  • History of Ancient Geography. Thomson, J. Oliver. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press 2013. $41.99 Paper (ISBN 978-1-107-68992-3).

  • Impossible Citizens: Dubai’s Indian Diaspora. Vora, Neha. Durham, NC: Duke University Press 2013. $24.95 Paper (ISBN 978-0-8223-5393-5).

  • Mark My Words: Native Women Mapping Our Nations. Goeman, Mishuana. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press 2013. $25.00 Paper (ISBN 978-0-8166-7791-7).

  • Potent Landscapes: Place and Mobility in Eastern Indonesia. Allerton, Catherine. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai’I Press 2013. $25 Paper (ISBN 978-0-8248-3800-3).

  • Street Fight: The Politics of Mobility in San Francisco. Henderson, Jason. Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Press 2013. $24.95 Paper (ISBN 978-1-55849-999-7).

  • Sustainability. Thiele, Leslie. Malden, MA: Polity Books 2013. $22.95 Paper (ISBN 978-0-7456-5610-6).

  • The Hub’s Metropolis: Greater Boston’s Development from Railroad Suburbs to Smart Growth. O’Connell, James C.. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press 2013. $34.95 Cloth (ISBN 978-0-262-01875-3).

  • The View from Above: The Science of Social Space. Haffner, Jeanne. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press 2013. $32.00 Cloth (ISBN 978-0-262-01879-1).

  • The World of Lucha Libre: Secrets, Revelations, and Mexican National Identity. Levi, Heather. Durham, NC: Duke University Press 2008. $ Paper (ISBN 978-0-8223-4232-8).

  • Views of the Cordilleras and Monuments of the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas: A Critical Edition. von Humboldt, Alexander with Vera M. Kutzinski, and Ottmar Ette, eds. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press 2012. $65.00 Cloth (ISBN 978-0-226-86506-5).

  • Conservation Planning: Shaping the Future. Craighead, F. Lance and Charles L. Convis Jr. Redlands, CA: ESRI Press 2013. $1119.95 Paper (ISBN 978-1-58948-263-0).

  • Contested Water: The Struggle Against Water Privatization in the United States and Canada. Robinson, Joanna L. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press 2013. $23.00 Paper (ISBN 978-0-262-51039-0).

  • Getting to Know ArcGIS for Desktop, 3rd edition. Law, Michael and Amy Collins. Redlands, CA: ESRI Press 2013. $84.95 Paper (ISBN 978-1-58948-308-8).

  • Lining Up Data in ArcGIS:A Guide to Map Projections, Second Edition. Maher, Margaret M. Redlands, CA: ESRI Press 2013. $24.95 Paper (ISBN 978-1-58948-342-2).

  • Between Giants: The Battle for the Baltics in World War II. Buttar, Prit. Long Island City, NY: Osprey Publishing 2013. $29.95 Cloth (ISBN 978-1-78096-163-7).

  • Food and Society: Principles and Paradoxes. Guptill, Amy E., Denise A. Copelton, and Betsy Lucal. Malden, MA: Polity Books 2012. $23.95 Paper (ISBN 978-0-7456-7282-6).

  • Imperial Geographies in Byzantine and Ottoman Space. Bazzaz, Sahar, Yota Batsaki, and Dimiter Angelov. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press 2013. $24.95 Paper (ISBN 9780674066625).

  • Memorylands: Heritage and Identity in Europe Today. Macdonald, Sharon. New York, NY: Routledge 2013. $39.95 Paper (ISBN 978-0-415-45334-9).

  • Migration and Climate Change. Graeme Hugo, ed. Northampton, Mass: Edward Elgar 2013. $520 Cloth (ISBN 978-1-84980-851-4).

  • Race and Immigration in the New Ireland. Ulin, Julieann Veronica, Heather Edwards, and Sean O’Brien, eds. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press 2013. $35.00 Paper (ISBN 978-0-268-02777-3).

  • Transnational Migration. Faist, Thomas, Margit Fauser, and Eveline Reisenauer. Malden, MA: Polity Books 2013. $22.95 Paper (ISBN 978-0-7456-4978-8).

  • Traveling the 38th Parallel: A Water Line Around the World. Carle, David, and Janet Carle. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press 2013. $29.95 Cloth (ISBN 978-0-520-26654-4).

  • Urban China. Ren, Xuefei. Malden, MA: Polity Books 2013. $22.95 Paper (ISBN 978-0-7456-5359-4).

  • Regionalists on the Left: Radical Voices from the American West. Steiner, Michael C, ed. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press 2013. $39.95 Cloth (ISBN 9780806143408).

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New Books for Geographers

New Books: January 2013

Every month the AAG compiles a list of newly-published books in geography and related areas. Some are selected for review in the AAG Review of Books.

Publishers are welcome to send new volumes to the Editor-in-Chief (Kent Mathewson, Editor-in-Chief, AAG Review of Books, Department of Geography and Anthropology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803).

Anyone interested in reviewing these or other titles should also contact the Editor-in-Chief.

January 2013

  • Landscapes Beyond Land: Routes Aesthetics, Narratives. Árnason, Arnar, Nicolas Ellison, Jo Vergunst and Andrew Whitehouse, eds. New York, NY: Berghahn Books 2012. $65.00 Cloth (ISBN 9780857456717).
  • Migration and Development. Bakewell, Oliver, ed. Cheltenham,  England: Edward Elgar Publishing 2012. $490.00  (ISBN 978-1-84980-970-2).
  • Immigration Dialectic: Imagining Community, Economy, and Nation. Bauder, Harald. Toronto, Canada: University of Toronto Press 2011. $35.00  (ISBN 978-1-442-61076-7).
  • Sugarlandia Revisited: Sugar and Colonialism in Asia and the Americas, 1800–1940. Bosma, Ulbe, Juan A. Giusti-Cordero, and G. Roger Knight, eds. New York, NY: Berghahn Books 2007. $29.95 Paper (ISBN 9781845457846).
  • Animism in Rainforest and Tundra: Personhood, Animals, Plants and Things in Contemporary Amazonia and Siberia. Brightman, Marc, Vanessa Elisa Grotti, and Olga Ulturgasheva, eds. New York, NY: Berghahn Books 2012. $90.00 Cloth (ISBN 9780857454683).
  • Roots of Brazil. Buarque de Holanda, Sergio. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press 2012. $28.00  (ISBN 978-0-268-02613-4).
  • Writing Food History: A Global Perspective. Claflin, Kyri W. and Scholliers, Peter, eds. New York, NY: Berg 2012. $39.95  (ISBN 978-1-84788-808-2).
  • A Secret History of Coffee, Coca & Cola. Cortes, Ricardo. New York, NY: Akashic Books 2012. $17.95  (ISBN 978-1-61775-134-9).
  • The Reindeer Botanist: Alf Erling Porsild, 1901–1977. Dathan, Wendy. Calgary, Canada: University of Calgary Press 2012. $51.95  (ISBN 978-1-55238-586-9).
  • The Locavore’s Dilema: In Praise of the 10,000-Mile Diet. Desrochers, Pierra and Shimizu, Hiroko. New York, NY: Public Affairs 2012. $26.99  (ISBN 978-1-28648-940-3).
  • The Population of the UK. Dorling, Daniel and Henning, Benjamin. London, England: Sage 2013. $45.00  (ISBN 978-1-4462-5297-0).
  • Signifying Europe. Fornäs, Johan. Bristol, England: Intellect Books 2013. $40.00 Paper (ISBN 9781841505213).
  • The Humn Shore: Seacoasts in History. Gillis, John R. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press 2012. $27.50  (ISBN 9780-226-92223-2).
  • Civilizing Nature: National Parks in Global Historic Perspective. Gissibl, Bernhard, Sabine Höhler, and Patrick Kupper eds. New York, NY: Berghahn Books 2012. $95.00 Cloth (ISBN 9780857455253).
  • Dictionary of American Regional English: Contrastive Maps, Index to Entry Labels, Questionnaire, and Fieldwork Data. Hall, Joan Houston and von Schneidemesser, Luanne, eds. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press 2013. $85.00  (ISBN 9780-67406-653-3).
  • Building a Market: The Rise of the Home Improvement Industry, 1914–1960. Harris, Richard. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press 2012. $45.00  (ISBN 978-0-226-31766-3).
  • Medieval Maps of the Holy Land. Harvey, P.D.A. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press 2013. $75.00  (ISBN 978-0-7123-5824-8).
  • The Scramble for the Amazon and the Lost Paradise of Eclides da Cunha. Hecht, Susanna B. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press 2013. $45.00  (ISBN 978-0-226-32281-0).
  • The Routledge Companion to Landscape Studies. Howard, Peter, Ian Thompson, and Emma Waterton. New York, NY: Routledge 2013. $205.00  (ISBN 978-0-415-68460-6).
  • Ecologies and Politics of Health. King, Brian and Kelley A. Crews, eds. New York, NY: Routledge 2013. $160.00  (ISBN 978-0-415-59066-2).
  • Landscape Archaeology between Art and Science: From a Multi- to an Interdisciplinary Approach. Kluiving, Sjoerd and Erika Guttmann-Bond. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Amsterdam University Press 2013. $69.95  (ISBN 978-90-8964-418-3).
  • The Taste Culture Reader: Experiencing Food and Drink. Korsmeyer, Carolyn. New York, NY: Berg 2005. $35.95  (ISBN  978-1-84520-061-9).
  • The Paraguay Reader: History, Culture, Politics. Lambert, Peter and Andrew Nickson, eds. Durham, NC: Duke University Press 2013. $27.95  (ISBN 978-0-8223-5249-5).
  • Environment and Citizenship in Latin America: Natures, Subjects and Struggles. Latta, Alex, and Hannah Wittman, eds. New York, NY: Berghahn Books 2012. $70.00 Cloth (ISBN 9780857457479).
  • Slipping Away: Banana Politics and Fair Trade in the Eastern Caribbean. Moberg, Mark. New York, NY: Berghahn Books 2008. $32.95 Paper (ISBN 9781845451974).
  • Between Ruin and Restoration: An Environmental History of Israel. Orenstein, Daniel  E., Alon Tal, and Char Miller, eds. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press 2013. $27.95 Paper (ISBN 978-0-8229-6222-9).
  • Eat Drink Delta: A Hungry Traveler’s Journey Through the Soul of the South. Puckett, Susan. London, England: Yale University Press 2013. $24.95  (ISBN 978-0-8203-4425-6).
  • Arcadian America: The Death and Life of an Environmental Tradition. Sachs, Aaron. London, England: Yale University Press 2013. $35.00  (ISBN 978-0-300-17640-7).
  • The Disappearing South: Studies in Regional Change and Continuity. Steed, Robert P., Laurence W. Moreland, and Tod A. Baker, eds. Tuscaloosa, AL: University of Alabama Press 2012. $29.95 Paper (ISBN 9780817357450).
  • Africa South of the Sahara: a Geographical Interpretation, 3rd Edition. Stock, Robert. New York, NY: Guilford Press 2012. $75.00  (ISBN 978-1-60623-992-6).
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New Books for Geographers

New Books: December 2012

Every month the AAG compiles a list of newly-published books in geography and related areas. Some are selected for review in the AAG Review of Books.

Publishers are welcome to send new volumes to the Editor-in-Chief (Kent Mathewson, Editor-in-Chief, AAG Review of Books, Department of Geography and Anthropology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803).

Anyone interested in reviewing these or other titles should also contact the Editor-in-Chief.

January 2013

  • Landscapes Beyond Land: Routes Aesthetics, Narratives. Árnason, Arnar, Nicolas Ellison, Jo Vergunst and Andrew Whitehouse, eds. New York, NY: Berghahn Books 2012. $65.00 Cloth (ISBN 9780857456717).
  • Migration and Development. Bakewell, Oliver, ed. Cheltenham,  England: Edward Elgar Publishing 2012. $490.00  (ISBN 978-1-84980-970-2).
  • Immigration Dialectic: Imagining Community, Economy, and Nation. Bauder, Harald. Toronto, Canada: University of Toronto Press 2011. $35.00  (ISBN 978-1-442-61076-7).
  • Sugarlandia Revisited: Sugar and Colonialism in Asia and the Americas, 1800–1940. Bosma, Ulbe, Juan A. Giusti-Cordero, and G. Roger Knight, eds. New York, NY: Berghahn Books 2007. $29.95 Paper (ISBN 9781845457846).
  • Animism in Rainforest and Tundra: Personhood, Animals, Plants and Things in Contemporary Amazonia and Siberia. Brightman, Marc, Vanessa Elisa Grotti, and Olga Ulturgasheva, eds. New York, NY: Berghahn Books 2012. $90.00 Cloth (ISBN 9780857454683).
  • Roots of Brazil. Buarque de Holanda, Sergio. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press 2012. $28.00  (ISBN 978-0-268-02613-4).
  • Writing Food History: A Global Perspective. Claflin, Kyri W. and Scholliers, Peter, eds. New York, NY: Berg 2012. $39.95  (ISBN 978-1-84788-808-2).
  • A Secret History of Coffee, Coca & Cola. Cortes, Ricardo. New York, NY: Akashic Books 2012. $17.95  (ISBN 978-1-61775-134-9).
  • The Reindeer Botanist: Alf Erling Porsild, 1901–1977. Dathan, Wendy. Calgary, Canada: University of Calgary Press 2012. $51.95  (ISBN 978-1-55238-586-9).
  • The Locavore’s Dilema: In Praise of the 10,000-Mile Diet. Desrochers, Pierra and Shimizu, Hiroko. New York, NY: Public Affairs 2012. $26.99  (ISBN 978-1-28648-940-3).
  • The Population of the UK. Dorling, Daniel and Henning, Benjamin. London, England: Sage 2013. $45.00  (ISBN 978-1-4462-5297-0).
  • Signifying Europe. Fornäs, Johan. Bristol, England: Intellect Books 2013. $40.00 Paper (ISBN 9781841505213).
  • The Humn Shore: Seacoasts in History. Gillis, John R. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press 2012. $27.50  (ISBN 9780-226-92223-2).
  • Civilizing Nature: National Parks in Global Historic Perspective. Gissibl, Bernhard, Sabine Höhler, and Patrick Kupper eds. New York, NY: Berghahn Books 2012. $95.00 Cloth (ISBN 9780857455253).
  • Dictionary of American Regional English: Contrastive Maps, Index to Entry Labels, Questionnaire, and Fieldwork Data. Hall, Joan Houston and von Schneidemesser, Luanne, eds. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press 2013. $85.00  (ISBN 9780-67406-653-3).
  • Building a Market: The Rise of the Home Improvement Industry, 1914–1960. Harris, Richard. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press 2012. $45.00  (ISBN 978-0-226-31766-3).
  • Medieval Maps of the Holy Land. Harvey, P.D.A. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press 2013. $75.00  (ISBN 978-0-7123-5824-8).
  • The Scramble for the Amazon and the Lost Paradise of Eclides da Cunha. Hecht, Susanna B. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press 2013. $45.00  (ISBN 978-0-226-32281-0).
  • The Routledge Companion to Landscape Studies. Howard, Peter, Ian Thompson, and Emma Waterton. New York, NY: Routledge 2013. $205.00  (ISBN 978-0-415-68460-6).
  • Ecologies and Politics of Health. King, Brian and Kelley A. Crews, eds. New York, NY: Routledge 2013. $160.00  (ISBN 978-0-415-59066-2).
  • Landscape Archaeology between Art and Science: From a Multi- to an Interdisciplinary Approach. Kluiving, Sjoerd and Erika Guttmann-Bond. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Amsterdam University Press 2013. $69.95  (ISBN 978-90-8964-418-3).
  • The Taste Culture Reader: Experiencing Food and Drink. Korsmeyer, Carolyn. New York, NY: Berg 2005. $35.95  (ISBN  978-1-84520-061-9).
  • The Paraguay Reader: History, Culture, Politics. Lambert, Peter and Andrew Nickson, eds. Durham, NC: Duke University Press 2013. $27.95  (ISBN 978-0-8223-5249-5).
  • Environment and Citizenship in Latin America: Natures, Subjects and Struggles. Latta, Alex, and Hannah Wittman, eds. New York, NY: Berghahn Books 2012. $70.00 Cloth (ISBN 9780857457479).
  • Slipping Away: Banana Politics and Fair Trade in the Eastern Caribbean. Moberg, Mark. New York, NY: Berghahn Books 2008. $32.95 Paper (ISBN 9781845451974).
  • Between Ruin and Restoration: An Environmental History of Israel. Orenstein, Daniel  E., Alon Tal, and Char Miller, eds. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press 2013. $27.95 Paper (ISBN 978-0-8229-6222-9).
  • Eat Drink Delta: A Hungry Traveler’s Journey Through the Soul of the South. Puckett, Susan. London, England: Yale University Press 2013. $24.95  (ISBN 978-0-8203-4425-6).
  • Arcadian America: The Death and Life of an Environmental Tradition. Sachs, Aaron. London, England: Yale University Press 2013. $35.00  (ISBN 978-0-300-17640-7).
  • The Disappearing South: Studies in Regional Change and Continuity. Steed, Robert P., Laurence W. Moreland, and Tod A. Baker, eds. Tuscaloosa, AL: University of Alabama Press 2012. $29.95 Paper (ISBN 9780817357450).
  • Africa South of the Sahara: a Geographical Interpretation, 3rd Edition. Stock, Robert. New York, NY: Guilford Press 2012. $75.00  (ISBN 978-1-60623-992-6).
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New Books for Geographers

New Books: November 2012

Every month the AAG compiles a list of newly-published books in geography and related areas. Some are selected for review in the AAG Review of Books.

Publishers are welcome to send new volumes to the Editor-in-Chief (Kent Mathewson, Editor-in-Chief, AAG Review of Books, Department of Geography and Anthropology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803).

Anyone interested in reviewing these or other titles should also contact the Editor-in-Chief.

January 2013

  • Landscapes Beyond Land: Routes Aesthetics, Narratives. Árnason, Arnar, Nicolas Ellison, Jo Vergunst and Andrew Whitehouse, eds. New York, NY: Berghahn Books 2012. $65.00 Cloth (ISBN 9780857456717).
  • Migration and Development. Bakewell, Oliver, ed. Cheltenham,  England: Edward Elgar Publishing 2012. $490.00  (ISBN 978-1-84980-970-2).
  • Immigration Dialectic: Imagining Community, Economy, and Nation. Bauder, Harald. Toronto, Canada: University of Toronto Press 2011. $35.00  (ISBN 978-1-442-61076-7).
  • Sugarlandia Revisited: Sugar and Colonialism in Asia and the Americas, 1800–1940. Bosma, Ulbe, Juan A. Giusti-Cordero, and G. Roger Knight, eds. New York, NY: Berghahn Books 2007. $29.95 Paper (ISBN 9781845457846).
  • Animism in Rainforest and Tundra: Personhood, Animals, Plants and Things in Contemporary Amazonia and Siberia. Brightman, Marc, Vanessa Elisa Grotti, and Olga Ulturgasheva, eds. New York, NY: Berghahn Books 2012. $90.00 Cloth (ISBN 9780857454683).
  • Roots of Brazil. Buarque de Holanda, Sergio. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press 2012. $28.00  (ISBN 978-0-268-02613-4).
  • Writing Food History: A Global Perspective. Claflin, Kyri W. and Scholliers, Peter, eds. New York, NY: Berg 2012. $39.95  (ISBN 978-1-84788-808-2).
  • A Secret History of Coffee, Coca & Cola. Cortes, Ricardo. New York, NY: Akashic Books 2012. $17.95  (ISBN 978-1-61775-134-9).
  • The Reindeer Botanist: Alf Erling Porsild, 1901–1977. Dathan, Wendy. Calgary, Canada: University of Calgary Press 2012. $51.95  (ISBN 978-1-55238-586-9).
  • The Locavore’s Dilema: In Praise of the 10,000-Mile Diet. Desrochers, Pierra and Shimizu, Hiroko. New York, NY: Public Affairs 2012. $26.99  (ISBN 978-1-28648-940-3).
  • The Population of the UK. Dorling, Daniel and Henning, Benjamin. London, England: Sage 2013. $45.00  (ISBN 978-1-4462-5297-0).
  • Signifying Europe. Fornäs, Johan. Bristol, England: Intellect Books 2013. $40.00 Paper (ISBN 9781841505213).
  • The Humn Shore: Seacoasts in History. Gillis, John R. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press 2012. $27.50  (ISBN 9780-226-92223-2).
  • Civilizing Nature: National Parks in Global Historic Perspective. Gissibl, Bernhard, Sabine Höhler, and Patrick Kupper eds. New York, NY: Berghahn Books 2012. $95.00 Cloth (ISBN 9780857455253).
  • Dictionary of American Regional English: Contrastive Maps, Index to Entry Labels, Questionnaire, and Fieldwork Data. Hall, Joan Houston and von Schneidemesser, Luanne, eds. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press 2013. $85.00  (ISBN 9780-67406-653-3).
  • Building a Market: The Rise of the Home Improvement Industry, 1914–1960. Harris, Richard. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press 2012. $45.00  (ISBN 978-0-226-31766-3).
  • Medieval Maps of the Holy Land. Harvey, P.D.A. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press 2013. $75.00  (ISBN 978-0-7123-5824-8).
  • The Scramble for the Amazon and the Lost Paradise of Eclides da Cunha. Hecht, Susanna B. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press 2013. $45.00  (ISBN 978-0-226-32281-0).
  • The Routledge Companion to Landscape Studies. Howard, Peter, Ian Thompson, and Emma Waterton. New York, NY: Routledge 2013. $205.00  (ISBN 978-0-415-68460-6).
  • Ecologies and Politics of Health. King, Brian and Kelley A. Crews, eds. New York, NY: Routledge 2013. $160.00  (ISBN 978-0-415-59066-2).
  • Landscape Archaeology between Art and Science: From a Multi- to an Interdisciplinary Approach. Kluiving, Sjoerd and Erika Guttmann-Bond. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Amsterdam University Press 2013. $69.95  (ISBN 978-90-8964-418-3).
  • The Taste Culture Reader: Experiencing Food and Drink. Korsmeyer, Carolyn. New York, NY: Berg 2005. $35.95  (ISBN  978-1-84520-061-9).
  • The Paraguay Reader: History, Culture, Politics. Lambert, Peter and Andrew Nickson, eds. Durham, NC: Duke University Press 2013. $27.95  (ISBN 978-0-8223-5249-5).
  • Environment and Citizenship in Latin America: Natures, Subjects and Struggles. Latta, Alex, and Hannah Wittman, eds. New York, NY: Berghahn Books 2012. $70.00 Cloth (ISBN 9780857457479).
  • Slipping Away: Banana Politics and Fair Trade in the Eastern Caribbean. Moberg, Mark. New York, NY: Berghahn Books 2008. $32.95 Paper (ISBN 9781845451974).
  • Between Ruin and Restoration: An Environmental History of Israel. Orenstein, Daniel  E., Alon Tal, and Char Miller, eds. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press 2013. $27.95 Paper (ISBN 978-0-8229-6222-9).
  • Eat Drink Delta: A Hungry Traveler’s Journey Through the Soul of the South. Puckett, Susan. London, England: Yale University Press 2013. $24.95  (ISBN 978-0-8203-4425-6).
  • Arcadian America: The Death and Life of an Environmental Tradition. Sachs, Aaron. London, England: Yale University Press 2013. $35.00  (ISBN 978-0-300-17640-7).
  • The Disappearing South: Studies in Regional Change and Continuity. Steed, Robert P., Laurence W. Moreland, and Tod A. Baker, eds. Tuscaloosa, AL: University of Alabama Press 2012. $29.95 Paper (ISBN 9780817357450).
  • Africa South of the Sahara: a Geographical Interpretation, 3rd Edition. Stock, Robert. New York, NY: Guilford Press 2012. $75.00  (ISBN 978-1-60623-992-6).
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