The SSL ‘Book of the Month’ feature highlights a book in our collection that has been chosen by one of our Subject Consultants. This may be a recent addition to our stock or an existing item that we would like to share with you.
The social atlas of Europe
by Dimitris Ballas et al.
Polity Press, 2014
Shelfmark: GF540.BAL 2014
The Book of the Month for March has been selected by Andy Kernot, Subject Consultant for Geography, Social Policy, Internet Studies and Public Policy.
Why was it chosen?
It was chosen because of the innovative way that it presents maps of Europe from a human geography perspective.
Book Overview
The book uses geographic information systems and new cartographic techniques to present maps of Europe based on data on a number of themes including Identity and Culture, Education, Employment, Industry and Occupation, Health, Environment and Social Cohesion. It shows the similarities and differences between European peoples both within but also beyond conventional national boundaries.
Reviews:
“Simply browsing this Social Atlas of Europe is an exhilarating experience for the lay reader: unfailingly informative, sometimes intriguing, and always entertaining. A triumph of human geography and human cartography!”
Manos Matsaganis, Athens University of Economics and Business
“The authors have used a fascinating body of techniques to display social data geographically. The results are startling and compelling, furnishing a model for everyone who does this kind of work from now on.”
Howard S. Becker, author of Telling About Society
“An insightful look at today’s Europe — not through the artifices of geographic boundaries or gross national products, but through the underlying realities that Europeans live every day – their understandings, attitudes, and well-being – all brought to life in charts and maps that reveal the human geography of this vitally important area of the world.”
Robert B. Reich, Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy, University of California at Berkeley
Where can I find it?
We have two normal loan copies of the book. One is currently on top of our New Books Display Area (located around the corner from our Library Issue Desk). You are welcome to remove it to have a look at it or borrow it (if you are eligible to borrow items). The shelfmark for the title is GF540.BAL 2014 There is also an e-Legal Deposit version of the title which can be found on SOLO here. Please note that e-Legal Deposit material can only be viewed from Bodleian Libraries computers.
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