Spanish/English Dictionary of Human and Physical Geography - by Steven L Driever & Rafael Espejo-Saavedra (Hardcover)

About the Book

Designed for anyone interested in the human and physical geography of the Spanish-speaking world, both modern and historical, this dictionary provides more refined and geographically-oriented definitions than general bilingual dictionaries. It contains thousands of words not included in even the best standard bilingual dictionaries. Although the content is not aimed at the specialist, it is assumed that the user has more than an elementary acquaintance with Spanish and wants more than word-for-word matches. With over 26,000 main entries and thousands more subentries, the volume includes enough material for a native English speaker versed in basic Spanish to use it almost exclusively for landscape investigations in the field, library, or archive. It is an essential tool for anyone studying the human or physical geography of the Spanish-speaking world.

Book Synopsis

Designed for anyone interested in the human and physical geography of the Spanish-speaking world, both modern and historical, this dictionary provides more refined and geographically-oriented definitions than general bilingual dictionaries. It contains thousands of words not included in even the best standard bilingual dictionaries. Although the content is not aimed at the specialist, it is assumed that the user has more than an elementary acquaintance with Spanish and wants more than word-for-word matches. With over 26,000 main entries and thousands more subentries, the volume includes enough material for a native English speaker versed in basic Spanish to use it almost exclusively for landscape investigations in the field, library, or archive. It is an essential tool for anyone studying the human or physical geography of the Spanish-speaking world.

Review Quotes

?[D]riever's dictionary proves a very useful handbook for anyone doing research in the field of geographical studies.?-The British Bulletin of Publications

?This excellent reference tool contains over 3000 words concerning "the human and physical geography of the Spanish-speaking world, whether modern or historical." The work's greatest strenght is the quality of its definitions, which give a thorough, descriptive definition of the world in question, often indicating the discipline the word is associated with and/or its country of origin. With its good organization, clear text and high overall quality, this book should prove useful to researchers in a number of fields. Recommended for large public and academic libraries.?-Library Journal

"ÝD¨riever's dictionary proves a very useful handbook for anyone doing research in the field of geographical studies."-The British Bulletin of Publications

"[D]riever's dictionary proves a very useful handbook for anyone doing research in the field of geographical studies."-The British Bulletin of Publications

"This excellent reference tool contains over 3000 words concerning "the human and physical geography of the Spanish-speaking world, whether modern or historical." The work's greatest strenght is the quality of its definitions, which give a thorough, descriptive definition of the world in question, often indicating the discipline the word is associated with and/or its country of origin. With its good organization, clear text and high overall quality, this book should prove useful to researchers in a number of fields. Recommended for large public and academic libraries."-Library Journal

About the Author

STEVEN L. DRIEVER is Professor of Geography and Chair of the Department of Geosciences at the University of Missouri at Kansas City. He is the author of various articles on topics which include Latin American geography and literary geography. His writings have appeared in The Geographical Review, the CLAG Yearbook, the Journal of Cultural Geography, and other academic journals.

RAFAEL ESPEJO-SAAVEDRA is Professor of Spanish and Chair of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at the Univerity of Missouri-Kansas City. He is the author of Nuevo acercamiento a la poesia de Salvador Rueda and several articles on contemporary Spanish poetry which have appeared in Romance Notes, the Kentucky Romance Quarterly, the Anales de la Literatura Espanola Contemporanea, and other scholarly journals.