CiNii Books - Horizons in human geography

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.

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Part 1 Beyond the quantitative revolution: geography and information technology, M.J.Clark
mathematical models and geographical theory, A. Wilson
philosophy, ideology and geography, R.J.Johnston
areal differentiation and post-modern human geography, D.Gregory. Part 2 People and places, societies and spaces: the geography of everyday life, J.Eyles
geography is everywhere - culture and symbolism in human landscapes, D.Cosgrove
women, gender and the organization of space, L.McDowell
social relations and the geography of material life, R.Lee. Part 3 Explorations in the city: development and diversity in urban geography, K. Bassett
dismantling the barriers - past and present in urban Britain, R.Dennis
the rain on the roof - a geography of the urban environment, I. Douglas. Part 4 Landscapes of production: spatial divisions of labour in Britain, D.Massey and R.Meegan
agrarian transformation in the Third World, J.Harriss and B.Harriss
battleships and cruisers - the new geography of multinational corporations, N.Thrift. Part 5 Regional geographies and global perspectives: the error of developmentalism in human geography, P.Taylor
privilege and place in Soviet society, G.Smith
nation state and theories of the world economy, S.Corbridge. Part 6 Politicising the environment: natural resources, economy and society, J.Rees
politics, practice and the new environmentalism, T.O'Riordan.

Volume: : paperback ISBN 9780333396124

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Horizons in Human Geography brings together 20 specially commissioned essays which range over the full breadth of its subject matter presenting a critical challenge to the philosophical positivism of the New Geography. The book reflects a new theoretical pluralism in the subject but one primarily oriented to understanding the relationship between human agency and social and spatial structures.

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Preface - Introduction: Making Geography - D.Gregory and R.Walford - ART 1 BEYOND THE QUANTITATIVE REVOLUTION - Introduction - Geography and Information Technology - M.J.Clark - Mathematical Models and Geographical Theory - A.Wilson - Philosophy, Ideology and Geography - R.J.Johnston - Differentiation and Post-Modern Human Geography - D.Gregory - -ART_2 PEOPLE AND PLACES, SOCIETIES AND SPACES - Introduction - The Geography of Everyday Life - J.Eyles - Geography is Everywhere: Culture and Symbolism in Human Landscapes - D.Cosgrove - Women, Gender and the Organization of Space - L.McDowell - Social Relations and the Geography of Material Life - R.Lee - PART 3 EXPLORATIONS IN THE CITY - Introduction - Development and Diversity in Urban Geography - K.Bassett and J.Short - Dismantling the Barriers: Past and Present in Urban Britain - R.Dennis - The Rain on the Roof: A Geography of the Urban Environment - I.Douglas - PART 4 LANDSCAPES OF PRODUCTION - Introduction - Spatial Divisions of Labour in Britain - D.Massey and R.Meegan - Agrarian Transformation in the Third World - J.Harriss and B.Harriss - Battleships and Cruisers: The New Geography of Multinational Corporations - N.Thrift and M.Taylor - PART_5 REGIONAL GEOGRAPHIES AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES - Introduction - The Error of Developmentalism in Human Geography - P.Taylor - Privilege and Place in Soviet Society - G.Smith - Debt, The Nation State and Theories of the World Economy - S.Corbridge - PART_6 POLITICISING THE ENVIRONMENT - Introduction - Natural Resources, Economy and Society - J.Rees - Politics, Practice and the New Index

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