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Complex Locations: Women´s Geographical Work in the UK 1850-1970
Avril Maddrell
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Description for Complex Locations: Women´s Geographical Work in the UK 1850-1970
Hardback. In this important volume, Avril Maddrell traces the often overlooked contributions of women to the study of geography, and illustrates how women played a significant role in the development of the field as an academic discipline. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; JFSJ1; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 756.
This enlightening book makes visible the lives and works of women who played a critical role in the development of geography as an academic field.
This enlightening book makes visible the lives and works of women who played a critical role in the development of geography as an academic field.
- A rare and detailed analysis of the geographical work of 30 individual women geographers from 1850 to 1970
- Includes oral histories from women who have held appointments in British universities since World War II
- Makes the work of women geographers visible and challenges the notion of pre 1970s geography as an overwhelmingly masculine field
- Makes an important contribution to debates about the theoretical and methodological framing of the historiography of geography
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Series
RGS-IBG Book Series
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405145565
SKU
V9781405145565
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99-1
About Avril Maddrell
Avril Maddrell is a social, cultural and historical geographer, specializing in gender and geographical thought. She has taught at Westminster College in Oxford, the Open University, Oxford Brookes University, and is currently Senior Lecturer in Geography at the University of the West of England in Bristol. Dr Maddrell's research for this volume has been supported by the British Academy.
Reviews for Complex Locations: Women´s Geographical Work in the UK 1850-1970
"Complex locations should be included on all undergraduate courses about the history of the discipline, and should be read widely by other researchers interested in women and the history of geography, science and education." (Area Book Reviews, 1 November 2010)