Tim Cresswell

Geographic Thought

A Critical Introduction

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Produktbeschreibung

Geographic Thought: A Critical Introduction presents an engaging and accessible account of the major thinkers and key theoretical developments in the field of human geography.

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This engaging and accessible introduction to geographic thought explores the major thinkers and key theoretical developments in the field of human geography.

Covers the complete range of the development of theoretical knowledge of the field, from ancient geography to contemporary non-representational theory
Presents theories in an accessible manner through the author s engaging writing style
Examines the influence of Darwin and Marx, the emergence of anarchist geographies, the impact of feminism, and myriad other important bodies of thought
Stresses the importance of geographic thought and its relevance to our understanding of what it is to be human, and to the people, places, and cultures of the world in which we live

Produktdetails

• Critical Introductions to Geography .
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 172mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 475g
• ISBN-13: 9781405169394
• ISBN-10: 1405169397
• Artikelnr.: 36268334

Autorenporträt

Tim Cresswell is Professor of Human Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London. His books include Place: A Short Introduction (2004) and On the Move: Mobility in the Modern Western World (2006). He has also co-edited four collections, including Geographies of Mobilities: Practices, Spaces, Subjects (2011).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface viii 1 Introduction 1 2 Early Geographies 14 3 The Emergence of
Modern Geography 35 4 Thinking About Regions 58 5 Spatial Science and the
Quantitative Revolution 79 6 Humanistic Geographies 103 7 Marxist
Geographies 122 8 Feminist Geographies 147 9 Postmodernism and Beyond 170
10 Toward Poststructuralist Geographies 196 11 Relational Geographies 218
12 More-than-Human Geographies 239 13 Geography's Exclusions 261 Glossary
275 Index 283

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Preface to Second Edition vi

1 Introduction 1

2 Early Geographies 13

3 The Emergence of Modern Geography 33

4 Thinking About Regions 57

5 Spatial Science and the Quantitative Revolution 77

6 Humanistic Geographies 101

7 Marxist Geographies 122

8 Feminist Geographies 147

9 Postmodernism and Beyond 170

10 Toward Poststructuralist Geographies 193

11 Relational Geographies 212

12 More- than- Human Geographies 232

13 More- than- Physical Geographies 251

14 Postcolonial, Decolonial, and Anticolonial Geographies 269

15 Black Geographies 287

Glossary 306

Index 313