Extra Reading

This document consists of great books or articles on Cultural Geography. Some are here because there is a course covering the same material; some are just great books that you should read at some point in your career.

Once you have made it through most of the curriculum, knowing whether a book is worth your time will become easier. Or, if you are struggling in one of the courses, perhaps reading a book on the subject will help.

Core Cultural Geography

Name Author(s)
Cultural Geography: A Critical Introduction Don Mitchell
Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics Tim Marshall
The Handbook of Cultural Geography Kay Anderson, Mona Domosh, Steve Pile, Nigel Thrift (eds.)

Supplementary Classics and Modern Works

Name Author(s)
American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America Colin Woodard
Understanding Cultural Geography: Places and Traces Jon Anderson
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Jared Diamond

Open/Free Alternatives

Name Author(s)
World Regional Geography: People, Places and Globalization (Open Textbook) University of Minnesota
Introduction to Human Geography (Open Textbook, 2nd Edition) David Dorrell et al.