The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Human Geography

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The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Human Geography offers an authoritative and comprehensive overview of human geography, spanning historical to contemporary perspectives. Edited by leading experts, it is divided into three key sections: Foundations, tracing the history from Ancient Greece to the 19th century; The Classics, presenting the roots of modern human geography; and Contemporary Approaches, exploring current themes with dual viewpoints on each topic.
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Ideal for graduate students, researchers, and scholars of human geography seeking a thorough and scholarly synthesis of the field’s foundations and current debates.

The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Human Geography is an indispensable overview of the field. Unparalleled in scope and offering both historical and contemporary perspectives, this volume provides an up-to-date, authoritative synthesis of the discipline of human geography.

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This volume provides an up-to-date, authoritative synthesis of the discipline of human geography. Unparalleled in scope, the companion offers an indispensable overview of the field, representing both historical and contemporary perspectives.

Edited and written by the world's leading authorities in the discipline:

Divided into three major sections: Foundations (the history of human geography from Ancient Greece to the late nineteenth century); The Classics (the roots of modern human geography); Contemporary Approaches (current issues and themes in human geography)
Each contemporary issue is examined by two contributors offering distinctive perspectives on the same theme

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Praised as essential reading for graduate students in human geography, this companion is regarded as a valuable, accessible resource that enriches understanding of the discipline. Reviews highlight its usefulness as supplementary material for those interested in social geography.

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ISBN: 9781119250432

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 August 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Contributors:

Edited by James S. Duncan
Edited by John A. Agnew
Edited by John A. Agnew
Edited by John A. Agnew

Audience: Tertiary education

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Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 170.0mm

Height: 244.0mm

Weight: 934g

Pages: 624

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About the Author

John Agnew is Distinguished Professor of Geography at the University of California, Los Angeles. He has taught at a number of universities including Syracuse University, the University of Chicago, and the University of Siena. He has authored or co-authored numerous books including Berlusconi's Italy: Mapping Contemporary Italian Politics (2008) and Globalization and Sovereignty (2009). He is co-editor of the Wiley Blackwell Companion to Political Geography (2015).

James Duncan is an Emeritus Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He has written extensively on Culture Theory and landscape interpretation in contemporary America and nineteenth century Sri Lanka. Recent publications include Landscapes of Privilege: The Politics of the Aesthetic in an American Suburb (2004, with Nancy Duncan) and In the Shadows of the Tropics: Climate, Race and Biopower in Nineteenth Century Ceylon (2007).

The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Human Geography