History, Space and Place / Susanne Rau ; Michael Thomas Taylor, translator.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rau, Susanne, author.

Contributor:

Taylor, Michael Thomas, 1977- translator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Place (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 224 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

London : Taylor & Francis, 2019.

Summary:

"Spaces, too, have a history. And history always takes place in spaces. But what do historians mean when they use the word "spaces"? And how can spaces be historically investigated? Susanne Rau provides a survey of the history of Western concepts of space, opens up interdisciplinary approaches to the phenomenon of space in fields ranging from physics and geography to philosophy and sociology, and explains how historical spatial analysis can be methodologically and conceptually conceived and carried out in practice. The case studies presented in the book come from the fields of urban history, the history of trade, and global history including the history of cartography, but its analysis is equally relevant to other fields of inquiry. This book offers the first comprehensive introduction to the theory and methodology of historical spatial analysis"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Historical and systematic approach

Disciplinary approaches

Spatial analysis

Conclusion and outlook

Appendix of sources for the historical study of space.

Notes:

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