Author: Ron Johnston
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317907124
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
The chapters in this book address fundamental questions of the nature and purpose of geography, scrutinising its contents, philosophy and methodology. Aimed at undergraduates its purpose is to broaden the debate about what geography had become during the 1980s and what shape it might take in the future.
The Future of Geography (RLE Social & Cultural Geography)
Author: Ron Johnston
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317907124
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
The chapters in this book address fundamental questions of the nature and purpose of geography, scrutinising its contents, philosophy and methodology. Aimed at undergraduates its purpose is to broaden the debate about what geography had become during the 1980s and what shape it might take in the future.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317907124
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
The chapters in this book address fundamental questions of the nature and purpose of geography, scrutinising its contents, philosophy and methodology. Aimed at undergraduates its purpose is to broaden the debate about what geography had become during the 1980s and what shape it might take in the future.
The Future of Geography (RLE Social & Cultural Geography)
Author: Ron Johnston
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317907132
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
The chapters in this book address fundamental questions of the nature and purpose of geography, scrutinising its contents, philosophy and methodology. Aimed at undergraduates its purpose is to broaden the debate about what geography had become during the 1980s and what shape it might take in the future.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317907132
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
The chapters in this book address fundamental questions of the nature and purpose of geography, scrutinising its contents, philosophy and methodology. Aimed at undergraduates its purpose is to broaden the debate about what geography had become during the 1980s and what shape it might take in the future.
Regional Geography (RLE Social & Cultural Geography)
Author: Ron Johnston
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317820606
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
This book urges the case for reinstating regional geography as a contemporary and relevant methodology. Much interest was shown in the 1980s in reviving, yet restructuring, the field of regional geography. The essays in this book both review that work and propose a way forward. The essays divide into three sections. The first assesses traditional regional geography and its relevance to the study of contemporary situations; the second, the alternative approaches of world-systems analysis, diffusion and structuration theory. The book concludes by considering the potential of regional geography to interpret the structures within which society operates and its claim to remain at the core of the discipline.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317820606
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
This book urges the case for reinstating regional geography as a contemporary and relevant methodology. Much interest was shown in the 1980s in reviving, yet restructuring, the field of regional geography. The essays in this book both review that work and propose a way forward. The essays divide into three sections. The first assesses traditional regional geography and its relevance to the study of contemporary situations; the second, the alternative approaches of world-systems analysis, diffusion and structuration theory. The book concludes by considering the potential of regional geography to interpret the structures within which society operates and its claim to remain at the core of the discipline.
The Scope of Geography (RLE Social and Cultural Geography)
Author: Rhoads Murphey
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780415733472
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book introduces the beginning student to the major concepts, materials and tools of the discipline of geography. While it presents geographic theory, as whole and for each of its parts, the chief emphasis is on concrete analysis and example rather than on abstraction, an approach which has proven more successful for undergraduate courses than those with a more heavily theoretical bias. The text was extensively re-written for the third edition, which enhanced its clarity and effectiveness, with expanded cartographic coverage.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780415733472
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book introduces the beginning student to the major concepts, materials and tools of the discipline of geography. While it presents geographic theory, as whole and for each of its parts, the chief emphasis is on concrete analysis and example rather than on abstraction, an approach which has proven more successful for undergraduate courses than those with a more heavily theoretical bias. The text was extensively re-written for the third edition, which enhanced its clarity and effectiveness, with expanded cartographic coverage.
Regional Geography
Author: Ronald John Johnston
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Arguing the case for a reinstatement of regional geography as a relevant methodology, this volume assesses traditional regional geography and its relevance to the study of contemporary situations, and defines alternative approaches to world-systems analysis and diffusion.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Arguing the case for a reinstatement of regional geography as a relevant methodology, this volume assesses traditional regional geography and its relevance to the study of contemporary situations, and defines alternative approaches to world-systems analysis and diffusion.
The Makers of Modern Geography (RLE Social & Cultural Geography)
Author: Robert E. Dickinson
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317907337
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
This book examines the works of the outstanding makers of modern geography and demonstrates the consistency of idea and purpose in their work. Geography as an explicitly defined field of knowledge is more than two thousand years old, but as a university subject, geography is only 150 years old, and in this period it has developed hugely. This study traces the development of modern geography as an organized body of knowledge, in the light of the works of its foremost German and French contributors.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317907337
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
This book examines the works of the outstanding makers of modern geography and demonstrates the consistency of idea and purpose in their work. Geography as an explicitly defined field of knowledge is more than two thousand years old, but as a university subject, geography is only 150 years old, and in this period it has developed hugely. This study traces the development of modern geography as an organized body of knowledge, in the light of the works of its foremost German and French contributors.
The Power of Geography (RLE Social & Cultural Geography)
Author: Jennifer Wolch
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317819926
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
This book illuminates the profound influence of geography on everyday life. Concentrating on the realm of social reproduction – gender, family, education, culture and tradition, race, ethnicity the contributors provide both an articulation of a theory of territory and reproduction and concrete empirical analyses of the evolution of social practices in particular places. At the core of the book’s contribution is the concept of society as a ‘time-space’ fabric, upon which are engraved the processes of political, economic and socio-cultural life. A second distinctive feature of the book is its substantive focus on the relation between territory and social practice. Thirdly, it represents a significant step in the redefinition of the research agenda in human geography.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317819926
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
This book illuminates the profound influence of geography on everyday life. Concentrating on the realm of social reproduction – gender, family, education, culture and tradition, race, ethnicity the contributors provide both an articulation of a theory of territory and reproduction and concrete empirical analyses of the evolution of social practices in particular places. At the core of the book’s contribution is the concept of society as a ‘time-space’ fabric, upon which are engraved the processes of political, economic and socio-cultural life. A second distinctive feature of the book is its substantive focus on the relation between territory and social practice. Thirdly, it represents a significant step in the redefinition of the research agenda in human geography.
Geography Since the Second World War (RLE Social & Cultural Geography)
Author: Ron Johnston
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317907108
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
The discipline of geography has undergone much change and growth in recent years. With growth has come diversity. Before 1945 there were differences between countries in the emphases on subject matter and research approach, although these were all related closely to three main ‘models’ – French, German and American. Since then, the relative importance of French and German influences has declined substantially, including within their own national territories, and the Anglo-American model has grown to world dominance. With that model, however, there is no dominant point of view but rather a multiplicity of competing approaches. These various approaches have had a different reception in other parts of the world, reflecting the base of pre-1945 geographical scholarship, the goals of geographical work set by soceities and the nature of the international contacts. The result is substantial international diversity in the practice of geography. This authoritative volume provides much needed information to make them aware of current international trends.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317907108
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
The discipline of geography has undergone much change and growth in recent years. With growth has come diversity. Before 1945 there were differences between countries in the emphases on subject matter and research approach, although these were all related closely to three main ‘models’ – French, German and American. Since then, the relative importance of French and German influences has declined substantially, including within their own national territories, and the Anglo-American model has grown to world dominance. With that model, however, there is no dominant point of view but rather a multiplicity of competing approaches. These various approaches have had a different reception in other parts of the world, reflecting the base of pre-1945 geographical scholarship, the goals of geographical work set by soceities and the nature of the international contacts. The result is substantial international diversity in the practice of geography. This authoritative volume provides much needed information to make them aware of current international trends.
Horizons in Human Geography
Author: Derek Gregory
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
This study contains 20 specially commissioned essays which attempt to present a critical challenge to the philosophical positivism of the "New Geography". The work attempts to shed light on the relationship between human agency and social and spatial structures.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
This study contains 20 specially commissioned essays which attempt to present a critical challenge to the philosophical positivism of the "New Geography". The work attempts to shed light on the relationship between human agency and social and spatial structures.
David Harvey's Geography (RLE Social & Cultural Geography)
Author: John L. Paterson
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317906527
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
The emphasis of this book is to explore two major philosophical influences in contemporary human geography, namely logical positivism and Marxism, and to explore the relationships between philosophy, methodology and geographical research. Rather than being a biography of David Harvey, the book contributes to the understanding of one of the most innovative and iconoclastic scholars in contemporary Anglo-American human geography.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317906527
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
The emphasis of this book is to explore two major philosophical influences in contemporary human geography, namely logical positivism and Marxism, and to explore the relationships between philosophy, methodology and geographical research. Rather than being a biography of David Harvey, the book contributes to the understanding of one of the most innovative and iconoclastic scholars in contemporary Anglo-American human geography.