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The Challenge for Geography: A Changing World; A Changing Discipline
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Paperback. How should geographers respond to a world which is changing fast - perhaps faster than ever before? This book addresses this question, bringing together ten geographers to examine both changes in the contemporary world and transformations within the discipline of geography. Series: Institute of British Geographers Special Publications. Num Pages: 264 pages, 0. BIC Classification: RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 172 x 14. Weight in Grams: 434.
At the heart of this important and timely study of contemporary geography lies a deceptively simple question: how should geographers respond to a world which is changing fast - perhaps faster than ever before?
The Challenge for Geography addresses this question directly, bringing together ten prominent geographers to examine both changes in the contemporary world and transformations within the discipline of geography.
At the heart of this important and timely study of contemporary geography lies a deceptively simple question: how should geographers respond to a world which is changing fast - perhaps faster than ever before?
The Challenge for Geography addresses this question directly, bringing together ten prominent geographers to examine both changes in the contemporary world and transformations within the discipline of geography.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Series
Institute of British Geographers Special Publications
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631187141
SKU
V9780631187141
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About Johnston
R. J. Johnson is Vice-Chancellor of the University of Essex and was formerly Professor of Geography at the University of Sheffield. His previous publications include: On Human Geography (Blackwell, 1988), The Future of Geography (1988), Geography and Geographers (1991), and A Question of Place (Blackwell, 1991). He also edited, together with Derek Gregory and David M. Smith, The Dictionary of ... Read more
Reviews for The Challenge for Geography: A Changing World; A Changing Discipline
"A timely book which presents an excellent summary of modern ideas and of the associate literature." The Geographical Journal "A thought provoking review of the place of geographical research in the contemporary world." Ecumene