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Modern Geographic Thought
Richard Peet
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Description for Modern Geographic Thought
Paperback. * A wide--ranging volume that provides a detailed, critical understanding of the philosophies and theories that are the background to the often confusing arguments in the discipline. * Highlights the ethical and political choices and commitments that underpin the contemporary philosophies and theories in geography. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; J; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 638.
Richard Peet looks in detail at the main trends in human geographic thought over the last thirty years, relating these to broader themes in philosophy and social theory. Beginning with existential phenomenology and humanistic geography, the book covers Marxism and radical geography, structuralism, structuration theory, realism, locality studies, various streams of poststructuralism and postmodernism, and feminism.
Each chapter examines a few theories in depth, concentrating on the major works and the nature of their contribution. Many of the ideas covered are dense and complex, but the reader is drawn gradually into the text through notions understandable to ... Read more
Richard Peet looks in detail at the main trends in human geographic thought over the last thirty years, relating these to broader themes in philosophy and social theory. Beginning with existential phenomenology and humanistic geography, the book covers Marxism and radical geography, structuralism, structuration theory, realism, locality studies, various streams of poststructuralism and postmodernism, and feminism.
Each chapter examines a few theories in depth, concentrating on the major works and the nature of their contribution. Many of the ideas covered are dense and complex, but the reader is drawn gradually into the text through notions understandable to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781557863782
SKU
V9781557863782
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99-50
About Richard Peet
Richard Peet is Professor at the Graduate School of Geography, Clark University and Co-Editor of Economic Geography. His previous books include Radical Geography (1978), International Capitalism and International Restructuring (with Nigel Thrift, 1987), New Models in Geography (2 volumes, 1989), Global Capitalism (1991) and Liberation Ecologies (with Michael Watts, 1996).
Reviews for Modern Geographic Thought
"Perhaps not since David Harvey's Explanation in Geography (1969) had the field been so thoroughly and rigorously examined through literatures both within and outside the discipline." ANNALS of the Association of American Geographers. "This is a very useful book for students and others who are unfamiliar with the current 'isms' in contemporary radical thought - not just in geography, ... Read more