Pages: 406
Published: 2005
From Peirce F. Lewis, Department of Geography (Emeritus), Pennsylvania State University: "Understanding the Cultural Landscape is a tour de force--a splendid example of the [engaging], clear, and attractive writing that scholarly prose should be, but so seldom is. Bret Wallach, one of America's most [talented] geographers, has revived a noble but long-neglected tradition of cultural geography, deeply [entrenched] in history and an amazing range of geographic facts. For intellectually curious students of the human condition, this is a profoundly important book."
From Gretchen Foster: "An entertaining read that is [exceptionally] written and [simple] to follow. This book is an educational story of cultural development."
I would want to read this book because it offers an explanation of how geography shapes culture. Because cultural differences conjure a significant amount of political strife, looking at these differences at their origin would provide valuable insight into how geography impacts global politics.
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