Geography - History and Concepts: A Student's Guide Book

The third edition of Geography - History and Concepts is the definitive undergraduate introduction to the history, philosophy and methodology of human geography. The book comprises five sections: ·What is Geography?: an historical overview of the discipline and an explanation of its organization·The Foundations of Geography: examines Geography from Antiquity to the early modern period; the discussion includes detailed explanations of environmental determinism; the French School; landscape; and regional studies·Paradigms and Revolutions: includes an analysis of Kuhn's paradigm of scientific knowledge that introduces the discussion of the quantitative revolution in the late sixties - this section examines the new human geography, as well reviewing criticisms of quantification ·Positivism and its Critics: defines positivism and empiricism and offers a comprehensive exposition of humanist and structuralist criticisms of these methodologies; concludes with a critical discussion of structuration theory, realism and postmodernism·Processes in Place and Space; an introduction to core themes and concepts in current geographical thought: including space; place; and feminism. Illustrated throughout with summaries, notes for further reading and a concept glossary, the third edition of Geography - History and Concepts explores complex ideas in an intelligible and accessible style. This new edition has been extensively revised to take account of new developments in geographical thought and methods.Read More