Author: CAITLIN. FINLAYSONPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY. (PRODUCT ID 23958336).
Author: CAITLIN. FINLAYSONA Student′s Introduction to Geographical Thought
Author: Pauline CouperPublisher: SAGE
ISBN: 1473911311
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 471
Book Description
This ism-busting text is an enormously accessible account of the key philosophical and theoretical ideas that have informed geographical research. It makes abstract ideas explicit and clearly connects it with real practices of geographical research and knowledge. Written with flair and passion, A Student′s Introduction to Geographical Thought: Explains the key ideas: scientific realism, anti-realism and idealism / positivism / critical rationalism / Marxism and critical realism/ social constructionism and feminism / phenomenology and post-phenomenology / postmodernism and post-structuralism / complexity / moral philosophy. Uses examples that address both physical geography and human geography. Use a familiar and real-world example - ‘the beach’ - as an entry point to basic questions of philosophy, returning to this to illustrate and to explain the links between philosophy, theory, and methodology. All chapters end with summaries and sources of further reading, a glossary explaining key terms, exercises with commentaries, and web resources of key articles from the journals Progress in Human Geography and Progress in Physical Geography. A Student′s Introduction to Geographical Thought is a completely accessible student A-Z of theory and practice for both human and physical geography.
Introduction to Human Geography
Author: David DorrellPublisher:
ISBN: 9781940771601
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Four Centuries of Special Geography
Author: O.F.G. SitwellPublisher: UBC Press
ISBN: 0774844574
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 682
Book Description
Geography as an academic discipline dates back to the last few decades of the nineteenth century. However, during the preceding centuries a large body of English-language literature relevant to the field of special geography was published. Four Centuries of Special Geography lists all the works published before 1888 and includes descriptions of each entry and notes on later editions.
An introductory atlas of modern geography; with an index
Author: Alexander ReidContemporary Human Geography
Author: James M. RubensteinPublisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 9780321811127
Category : Human geography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Contemporary Human Geography is a beautifully crafted, modular springboard into essential human and cultural geography concepts, designed for the contemporary geography student. This brief, innovative text explores current human geography in the bold visual style that distinguishes Dorling Kindersley (DK) publications. Topics within each chapter are organized into modular, self-contained, two-page spreads. Together with the graphics, Rubenstein's efficient writing engages students, presenting information clearly without sacrificing the high-quality geography content essential to students and instructors.
Ohio Educational Monthly
Author: An introduction to algebra
Author: John BonnycastleAmerican Literary Gazette and Publishers' Circular
Author: American Publishers' Circular and Literary Gazette
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1074
Book Description