The student’s new companion on economic geography

Abstract

To come straight to the point, the new textbook Wirtschaftsgeographie [Economic Geography] by Boris Braun and Christian Schulz is a highly recommendable read. In pursuit of its goal to outline “a very dynamic and multifarious sub-domain of geography” [author’s translation] (p. 249), this book is mainly directed at current and prospective students of the field of economic geography (p. 6). It keeps both these promises in quite an appealing manner. Alongside an insightful introduction to the my..