Posted: October 4th, 2016

: Book Review “Savages” by Joe Kane

This book review should be approximately 1,200 words. You may go over this designation, but please try to be as succinct as possible. Important: Imagine that this book review was going to be read by geographers in the field. Geographers are busy people, what with trying to make sense of an ever­changing world and all. This book review should help them decide if reading the book is relevant to their specific research, and subsequently, if it�s worth their time. Please use the following questions as a book review guide: 1. Write a 1­2 paragraph summary of the book. 2. What is the author�s main argument/thesis? Does the author achieve what he/she has set out to do? 3. Explain the books� relevancy to geography and its adjoining geographic concepts. What are the major geographic concepts being discussed? 4. Assess the books� strengths and weaknesses. 5. Make a recommendation. To whom? Which kind of geographers should read this book? Cultural? Historical? Political? Environmental? Urban? Why? Kane, Joe. Savages. New York: Random House, 1995. ISBN­978­0­679­74019