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The SAGE Handbook of Geographical Knowledge (Sage Handbooks)
. Ed(S): Livingstone, David N.; Agnew, John
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Description for The SAGE Handbook of Geographical Knowledge (Sage Handbooks)
hardcover. Broad in scope and edited by two massive names in geography, this is a critical exploration of how the field has emerged and fared over the course of its modern institutionalization. Editor(s): Livingstone, David N.; Agnew, John. Num Pages: 656 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RG; RN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 253 x 182 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1312.
A refreshingly innovative approach to charting geographical knowledge. A wide range of authors trace the social construction and contestation of geographical ideas through the sites of their production and their relational geographies of engagement. This creative and comprehensive book offers an extremely valuable tool to professionals and students alike.
- Victoria Lawson, University of Washington
"A Handbook that recasts geograph′s history in original, thought-provoking ways. Eschewing the usual chronological march through leading figures and big ideas, it looks at geography against the backdrop of the places and institutional contexts where it has been ... Read more
A refreshingly innovative approach to charting geographical knowledge. A wide range of authors trace the social construction and contestation of geographical ideas through the sites of their production and their relational geographies of engagement. This creative and comprehensive book offers an extremely valuable tool to professionals and students alike.
- Victoria Lawson, University of Washington
"A Handbook that recasts geograph′s history in original, thought-provoking ways. Eschewing the usual chronological march through leading figures and big ideas, it looks at geography against the backdrop of the places and institutional contexts where it has been ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
Number of Pages
656
Place of Publication
Thousand Oaks, United States
ISBN
9781412910811
SKU
V9781412910811
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About . Ed(S): Livingstone, David N.; Agnew, John
Agnew is currently Distinguished Professor of Geography at the University of California, Los Angeles(UCLA). From 1975 until 1995 he was a professor at Syracuse University in New York. Dr. Agnew teachescourses on political geography, the history of geography, European cities, and the Mediterranean World. My research interests congregate around several related themes: the histories of geographical knowledge, the spatiality of scientific culture, and the historical geographies of ... Read more
Reviews for The SAGE Handbook of Geographical Knowledge (Sage Handbooks)
If we are to take seriously the idea that events, practices, and ideas should not be divorced from their historical and geographical context, then geographical knowledge itself needs to be temporally and spatially situated. Motivated by that proposition, Agnew and Livingston have put together a Handbook that recasts geography’s history in original, thought-provoking ways. Eschewing the usual chronological ... Read more