Questioning Geography – Fundamental Debates

Fundamental Debates

Paperback Engels 2005 9781405101929
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Questioning Geography introduces students to the fundamental debates that animate geography today.

Each of the chapters focuses on a key issue that has divided or galvanised geographers in their work.
Covers both human and physical geography.
Includes essay questions and suggestions for further reading.
Demonstrates to students the distinctiveness and vitality of modern geography.

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ISBN13:9781405101929
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Aantal pagina's:330

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List of Contributors.
<p>List of Figures.</p>
<p>List of Tables.</p>
<p>Acknowledgements.</p>
<p>Introduction: Questioning Geography. (Douglas Sherman, Alisdair Rogers and Noel Castree).</p>
<p>Part I: The Nature of Geography.</p>
<p>1. Geography–Coming Apart at the Seams? (Ron Johnston).</p>
<p>2. A Divided Discipline? Heather Viles.</p>
<p>3. What Difference Does Difference Make to Geography? (Katherine McKittrick and Linda Peake).</p>
<p>Part II: Approaches in Geography.</p>
<p>5. Is Geography a Science? (Noel Castree).</p>
<p>6. Beyond Science? Human Geography, Interpretation and Critique. (Maureen Hickey and Vicky Lawson).</p>
<p>Part III: Key Debates in Geography.</p>
<p>8. General/Particular. (Tim Burt).</p>
<p>9. Representation/Reality. (Matthew Hannah).</p>
<p>10. Meta–Theory/Many Theories. (Michael Curry).</p>
<p>Part IV: The Practice of Geography.</p>
<p>11. Cartography and Visualization. (Scott Orford).</p>
<p>12. Models, Modelling and Geography. (David Demeritt and John Wainwright).</p>
<p>13.Ethnography and Fieldwork. (Steve Herbert, Jacqueline Gallagher and Garth Myers) 14. Counting and Measuring. (Danny Dorling).</p>
<p>15. Theory and Theorizing. (Elspeth Graham).</p>
<p>Part V: The Uses of Geography.</p>
<p>16. A Policy–Relevant Geography for Society? (Alisdair Rogers).</p>
<p>17. Whose Geography? Education as Politics. (Noel Castree).</p>
<p>Index.</p>

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