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GEOGRAPHY / GEOGRAPHY AND WORLD CULTURES
NEW
Online around the World
A Geographic Encyclopedia of the Internet,
Social Media, and Mobile Apps
LAURA M. STECKMAN AND MARILYN J. ANDREWS, EDITORS
How do people in other countries use the social media platform Facebook differently than
Americans do? What topics are discussed on the largest online forum—one in Indonesia,
with more than seven million registered users? Why does Mongolia rate in the top-ten
countries worldwide for peak Internet speeds? Readers of Online around the World: A
ABC-CLIO Geographic Encyclopedia of the Internet, Social Media, and Mobile Apps will discover the
May 2017, 400pp, 7x10 answers to these questions and learn about people’s Internet and social media preferences
Print: 978-1-61069-775-0 on six continents—outside of the online community of users within the United States. .
$94.00, £73.00, €86.00
eBook: 978-1-61069-776-7 FEATURES
• Demonstrates that while the Internet and the human desire to connect with others is
LAURA M. STECKMAN, PhD, is universal, people in different cultures and regions have different preferences for what,
a social scientist who studies how where, and how they communicate online
people and culture influence and
interact with emerging technologies. • Identifies the ways in which the Internet and social media have profoundly impacted the
world economically, culturally, and politically
MARILYN J. ANDREWS explores
organic multicultural communities that • Chronicles the development of major social media innovations that have shaped online
form in online environments. environments
NEW
Humans and Animals
A Geography of Coexistence
JULIE URBANIK AND CONNIE L. JOHNSTON, EDITORS
“ comprehensive look into the work being done in the area of animal rights.
The ‘Primary Documents’ section . . . provides a fascinating and
. . . An ideal jumping-off point for further research. VERDICT Useful to high
schoolers for reports and projects and of interest to adults for general
reading. ”
—Library Journal, May 9, 2017
ABC-CLIO
January 2017, 466pp, 7x10 There is an urgent need to understand human-animal interactions and relations as we
Print: 978-1-4408-3834-7 become increasingly aware of our devastating impact on the natural resources needed
$89.00, £69.00, €81.00
eBook: 978-1-4408-3835-4 for the survival of all animal species. This timely reference explores such topics as climate
change and biodiversity, the impact of animal domestication and industrial farming on local
and global ecosystems, and the impact of human consumption of wild species for food,
JULIE URBANIK, PhD, is an entertainment, medicine, and social status. This volume also explores the role of pets in
independent scholar, creative our lives, advocacy movements on behalf of animals, and the role of animals in art and
geographer, and cofounder of the
animal geography specialty group media culture.
of the Association of American
Geographers. FEATURES
• Includes excerpts from 20 primary source documents related to animals
CONNIE L. JOHNSTON, PhD, is an
adjunct professor with the DePaul • Offers a comprehensive look at a variety of aspects of human-animal relationships
University Department of Geography.
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