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Geography
History and Concepts

Fifth Edition
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April 2018 | 304 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
An accessible, definitive student introduction to geographical thought, this book takes a unique approach that encompasses environmental, historical and social perspectives. Now in its fifth edition, it includes new case studies, and revisions and updates throughout, with additional chapters expanding coverage of global subjects, poststructuralism, and the future of geography.

This text explores complex ideas in an intelligible and accessible style. Illustrated throughout with research examples and explanations in text boxes, questions for discussion at the end of each chapter and a concept glossary, this is the essential student companion to the discipline.

 
Chapter 1: What is Geography?
 
Chapter 2: The Roots of Geography
 
Chapter 3: From Cosmography to Institutionalized Discipline
 
Chapter 4: The Regional Tradition
 
Chapter 5: The Growth of Spatial Science
 
Chapter 6: Paradigms and Revolutions
 
Chapter 7: Positivsm and its Critics
 
Chapter 8: Alternatives to Spatial Science
 
Chapter 9: Post-structuralism and Beyond
 
Chapter 10: Geographical Tasks in a Globalizing World

Revisions for the 5th Edition:

- Addition of 4 chapters (previous edition only 6) to split up bulky chapters
- Chapters 9 & 10 are revitalised with addition of new co-author Pauline Couper.
- New topics of poststructuralism and Geographical Tasks in a Globalizing World (looking at the future of geography)

Sample Materials & Chapters

What is Geography?


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