The Wiley-Blackwell companion to human geography
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The Wiley-Blackwell companion to human geography
（Wiley-Blackwell companions to geography）
Wiley-Blackwell, 2011
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
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
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations. Notes on Contributors. 1 Introduction (John A. Agnew and James S. Duncan). Part I Foundations. 2 Where Geography Came From (Peter Burke for David Lowenthal). 3 Cosmographers, Explorers, Cartographers, Chorographers: Defi ning, Inscribing and Practicing Early Modern Geography, c.1450 1850 (Robert J. Mayhew). 4 Colonizing, Settling and the Origins of Academic Geography (Daniel Clayton). Part II The Classics. 5 German Precursors and French Challengers (Vincent Berdoulay). 6 Creating Human Geography in the English-Speaking World (Ron Johnston). 7 Landscape Versus Region Part I (Nicolas Howe). 8 Landscape Versus Region Part II (Kent Mathewson). 9 From Region to Space Part I (Trevor J. Barnes). 10 From Region to Space Part II (Anssi Paasi). Part III Contemporary Approaches. 11 Nature Part I (Noel Castree). 12 Nature Part II (Jamie Lorimer). 13 Landscape Part I (Don Mitchell and Carrie Breitbach). 14 Landscape Part II (Mitch Rose and John W. Wylie). 15 Place Part I (Tim Cresswell). 16 Place Part II (Steven Hoelscher). 17 Territory Part I (Stuart Elden). 18 Territory Part II (Jacques Levy). 19 Globalization Part I (Richard Florida). 20 Globalization Part II (Emily Gilbert). 21 World Cities Part I (Carolyn Cartier). 22 World Cities Part II (Paul L. Knox). 23 Governance Part I (Wendy Larner). 24 Governance Part II (Stephen Legg). 25 Mobility Part I (David Ley). 26 Mobility Part II (George Revill). 27 Scale and Networks Part I (Andrew E.G. Jonas). 28 Scales and Networks Part II (John Paul Jones III, Sallie A. Marston, and Keith Woodward). 29 Class Part I (Andrew Herod). 30 Class Part II (Clive Barnett). 31 Race Part I (Kay Anderson). 32 Race Part II (Arun Saldanha). 33 Sexuality Part I (Natalie Oswin). 34 Sexuality Part II (Mary E. Thomas). 35 Gender Part I (Michael Landzelius0. 36 Gender Part II (Joanne P. Sharp). 37 Geopolitics Part I (Phil Kelly). 38 Geopolitics Part II (Merje Kuus). 39 Segregation Part I (Larry S. Bourne and R. Alan Walks). 40 Segregation Part II (Steve Herbert). 41 Development Part I (Glyn Williams). 42 Development Part II (Wendy Wolford). Index.
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