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EUS-201eEuropean Geography

James LeighUniversity of Nicosia

Lecture 1

EUS-201e – European Geography

Introduction

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Dr. James Leigh, CGeog. FRGS.University of Nicosia

Course is designed and taught by James Leigh

James Leigh, PhD. CGeog. FRGS.Chartered GeographerAsst. Professor Cultural Geography University of NicosiaCyprus

Course textsYou need them - so buy!1. Leigh, J. Student Manual

(from me ~ €10)2. Any good atlas, e.g. Student Atlas,

Collins Longman, Latest edition (bookshop ~ €18).

3. Leigh, J. (2009), Death of Nations in Civilization Clash, Nicosia, Afi Touch Editions (from me ~ €15)

4. Ostergren, C. and Rice, J. (2004), The Europeans: A Geography of People, Culture and Environment, NY, The Guildford Press(bookshop ~€40)

Extra reading, may be found in a library

1. McDonald, J. (1997) The European Scene: A Geographic Perspective, New Jersey, Prentice Hall.

2. Heffernan, M. (1998) The Meaning of Europe: Geography and Geopolitics, Hodder Arnold.

3. Frankland, E. (2008) Global Studies: Europe, 10th edition, McGraw-Hill

4. Unwin, T. (1998) A European Geography, London, Prentice Hall. (specialized chapter readings)

Syllabus Overview• Introduces students to European Geography.• Largely thematic cultural geography course with

emphasis on:– Macrohistory and civilization development to

understand Europe in its present worldcontext

• Coverage is given to appliedgeopolitics, civilization clash andEurope in a world context ofpotentially:– Post-globalization– Post-energy era

Globe: http://registrarism.wordpress.com/2009/06/

Syllabus• The course is influenced by classical realist geopolitical thought. • Apparent roots for this school of thought can be seen clearly back to

Ratzel and then coming up through scholars like Mackinder and Skypman, whose theories we will consider

• This will be placed in the world context of looming post-globalization, post-AngloSaxonism, and possibly post-oil, as the world may be surging towards regional globalization in civilization clash

F22 Raptor: http://kotare.typepad.com/thestrategist/2008/01/is-this-real-se.html

Some topics• Nature and concepts of geography• Marcohistory• Applied classical realist geopolitics• Europe over the centuries• Strengths and weaknesses of EU• EU: language, religion, economy, political• EU and international influence• Clash of civilizations• A world view – looming tripolar mix

of civilization superpowers• Conceptual geopolitical superstructure• Christianity and Islam confrontation• Classical clash points of civilizations• Re-emergent Europe• Peak oil and peak energy

Flagged Europe: http://www.marlerblog.com/articles/lawyer-oped/

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Grading

• 5 Quizzes…………50%• Final exam…..……50%• Total………....….100%

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Presentation 1 10%Midterm 25%Presentation 2 25%Final 40%

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