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The Wiley-Blackwell companion to human geography / edited by John A. Agnew and James S. Duncan.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Wiley-Blackwell companions to geography
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Human geography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (678 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom ; Malden, Massachusetts : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
- Summary:
- This volume provides an up-to-date, authoritative synthesis of the discipline of human geography. Unparalleled in scope, the companion offers an indispensable overview to the field, representing both historical and contemporary perspectives. * Edited and written by the world's leading authorities in the discipline * Divided into three major sections: Foundations (the history of human geography from Ancient Greece to the late nineteenth century); The Classics (the roots of modern human geography); Contemporary Approaches (current issues and themes in human geography) * Each contemporary issue is examined by two contributors offering distinctive perspectives on the same theme
- Contents:
- Intro
- The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Human Geography
- Illustrations
- Contributors
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Part I: Foundations
- Chapter 2: Where Geography Came From
- Chapter 3: Cosmographers, Explorers, Cartographers, Chorographers: Defining, Inscribing and Practicing Early Modern Geography, c.1450-1850
- Chapter 4: Colonizing, Settling and the Origins of Academic Geography
- Part II: The Classics
- Chapter 5: German Precursors and French Challengers
- Chapter 6: Creating Human Geography in the English-Speaking World
- Chapter 7: Landscape Versus Region - Part I
- Chapter 8: Landscape Versus Region - Part II
- Chapter 9: From Region to Space - Part I
- Chapter 10: From Region to Space - Part II
- Part III: Contemporary Approaches
- Chapter 11: Nature - Part I
- Chapter 12: Nature - Part II
- Chapter 13: Landscape - Part I
- Chapter 14: Landscape - Part II
- Chapter 15: Place - Part I
- Chapter 16: Place - Part II
- Chapter 17: Territory - Part I
- Chapter 18: Territory - Part II
- Chapter 19: Globalization - Part I
- Chapter 20: Globalization - Part II
- Chapter 21: World Cities - Part I
- Chapter 22: World Cities - Part II
- Chapter 23: Governance - Part I
- Chapter 24: Governance - Part II
- Chapter 25: Mobility - Part I
- Chapter 26: Mobility - Part II
- Chapter 27: Scale and Networks - Part I
- Chapter 28: Scales and Networks - Part II
- Chapter 29: Class - Part I
- Chapter 30: Class - Part II
- Chapter 31: Race - Part I
- Chapter 32: Race - Part II
- Chapter 33: Sexuality - Part I
- Chapter 34: Sexuality - Part II
- Chapter 35: Gender - Part I
- Chapter 36: Gender - Part II
- Chapter 37: Geopolitics - Part I
- Chapter 38: Geopolitics - Part II
- Chapter 39: Segregation - Part I
- Chapter 40: Segregation - Part II
- Chapter 41: Development - Part I
- Chapter 42: Development - Part II.
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9786613408327
- 9781444331769
- 1444331760
- 9781444395815
- 1444395815
- 9781782686989
- 1782686983
- 9781444395839
- 1444395831
- 9781283408325
- 1283408325
- 9781444395822
- 1444395823
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