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Title: Human Mosaic: A Thematic Introduction to Cultural Geography by Terry G. Jordan-Bychkov, Terry G. Jordan-Bychko, Mona Domosh, Norman P. Grubb ISBN: 0-7167-3906-2 Publisher: W H Freeman & Co. Pub. Date: July, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $102.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (2 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: informative but biased
Comment: I took courses with Dr. Lester Rowntree during 1981 and 1990 at San Jose State University. I found him to be very knowledgeable except about Islam. This textbook which is co-authored by Dr. Rowntree contains misleading or inaccurate statements about Islam. For example, It stated in page 180 and 181 (fourth edition), that Islam spread by militaristic conquests while christianity spread by contact conversion. This is not accurate. In page 185 the authors contended that, despite the Muslims belief, the black stone in the Holy Mosque in Mecca is a meteorite. In the next page the authors stated, under the picture of the Ka'aba, that pilgrims come from afar to Mecca, for they believe that the black stone was sent down from heaven by Allah, the Islamic god. The problems with this understatement are, first: Muslims believe that Allah is the personal name of God the creator and lord of all creatures not just Muslims; second: Muslims come to Mecca not for the sake of the black stone, but because they were commanded in the Holy Quran to perform Hajj or pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their lifetimes. It is also appropriate to mention that the pilgrimage was first initiated at the time of the prophets Abraham and his son Ismail who built the Holy Mosque in Mecca long before the advent of Islam. Unlike the case with Judaism in page 191 this book ignored, in pages 192-193, the fact that the Islamic taboo on eating pork meat was also decreed by devine revelation in the Holy Quran. It stated that it was a "sour grapes" reaction to the inability of the Muslim nomads to raise and own pigs. Professor Rowntree and his co-author also stated in page 193 that in the seventh century A.D., the Muslim nomads imposed their religion, complete with the pork taboo, on the farming people of the river valleys as a final "revenge". In conclusion, this is a very informative and useful book. However, on behalf of the one billion Muslims in the world today, I strongly suggest rewriting the parts dealing with the Islamic culture. Thank you in advavce.
Rating: 5
Summary: I give it 2 "horns" up
Comment: I am currently enrolled in Professor Terry Jordan-Bychkov's Cultural Geography class, and the book is basically a culmination of his travels all over the world. The majority of the pictures in the book were personally taken by Professor Jordan himself, and it makes the class even more interesting. Professor Jordan's love for Geography emulates throughout the entire book, and it is easy to read as a result. The book is set in very vivid outlines, so it is easy to follow, and each chapter builds upon one another to form the, in words frequently used by Professor Jordan, the "Human Mosiac." The book is intersting, easy reading, and the class is even better. For those of you former, future, or current Longhorns, I HIGHLY reccommend the class; for those of you who cannot have the opportunity to learn from such a brilliant and cultured man, the book is the next best thing
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Title: Rand McNally Goode's World Atlas (Goode's World Atlas, 20th) by J. Paul Goode, John C. Hudson, Edward B., Jr. Espenshade ISBN: 0528843362 Publisher: Rand McNally & Co Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.95 |
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Title: The New Comparative World Atlas by Hammond Incorporated, Hammond, Hammond World Atlas Corporation ISBN: 0843713801 Publisher: Hammond Pub. Date: October, 2000 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: The Geography of the World Economy by Paul L. Knox, Linda McCarthy, John A. Agnew ISBN: 0340807121 Publisher: Edward Arnold Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Regional Geography of the United States and Canada (3rd Edition) by Tom L. McKnight ISBN: 0130288659 Publisher: Prentice Hall Pub. Date: 03 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $90.00 |
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Title: Lifespan Development by Kelvin Seifert, Robert Hoffnung, Michele Hoffnung, Robert, J. Hoffnung, Kelvin, L. Seifert ISBN: 0395967716 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 01 July, 1999 List Price(USD): $99.16 |
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