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This is a snapshot of project information archived on 2 September 2022. Please contact the project team for most recent updates. # Global Regions: World Regional Geography Subject: Geography Book Language: English Audience: Undergrad world regional geog course;intro globalization,international studies,area studies courses Created date: November 20, 2019 Updated date: November 13, 2020 License: - Attribution Needs: - Proofreaders - Copyeditors - Contributors ## Description: This will be the first open world regional geography textbook for university courses, one of the largest textbook markets in human geography. However, the text will also stand out among its competitors for its overarching framework that explicitly incorporates the often unequal political-economic relationships that characterize interactions within and between world regions. In contrast to competing texts—which often simply carve up the earth into regions and list facts about each one in encyclopedia-level density—this book wrestles with how we define regions, justifies the regional divisions used in the book, and explains why the information provided in each chapter is significant to understanding past and present global political-economy. After three introductory chapters to introduce the book’s framework, a series of ten chapters—each written by a different regional expert—takes students through the world’s regions. First drafts of 11 of the 13 chapters have already been written. Each chapter includes key concepts and review questions. We tentatively plan to add example case studies from other specialists with regional experience to bring each region to life and illustrate with more texture and detail the concepts presented in each chapter. ## Short Description: This will be the first open world regional geography textbook for university courses, one of the largest textbook markets in human geography. However, the text will also stand out among its competitors for its overarching framework that explicitly incorporates the often unequal political-economic relationships that characterize interactions within and between world regions. In contrast to competing texts—which often simply carve up the earth into regions and list facts about each one in encyclopedia-level density—this book wrestles with how we define regions, justifies the regional divisions used in the book, and explains why the information provided in each chapter is significant to understanding past and present global political-economy. ## Outline ### Introduction: Producing and Circulating Knowledge about Global/World Regions Danya Al-Saleh, Dr. Kris Olds 1, Kramer Gillin, UW-Madison ### Why Study Global Regions in World Regional Geography? (Introduction) Dr. John Agnew, UCLA ### Global Political Economy Dr. John Agnew, UCLA ### The United States and North America Dr. Emily Gilbert, University of Toronto ### The European Union and the Rest of Europe Dr. Alun Jones, University College Dublin ### Russia and Its Hinterland Dr. Edward Holland, University of Arkansas ### China and Vicinity Dr. Carolyn Cartier, University of Technology Sydney ### The Pacific Rim (including Japan and Australia) Dr. John Agnew, UCLA ### Southeast Asia Dr. Ian Baird, University of Wisconsin-Madison ### Africa Dr. Garth Myers, Trinity College (CT) ### India and South Asia TBD ### From the Mediterranean to the Gulf Dr. Adam Ramadan, University of Birmingham (UK) ### Brazil and Latin America Dr. Brian Godfrey, Vassar College ## Participants - @brucelin - @zoe - @lizmays - @laesoph - @ted.oneill