Description
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.
Table of Contents
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
