Tim Cresswell

An accessible and engaging introduction to geographic thought In the newly expanded Second Edition of Geographic Thought: A Critical Introduction, renowned scholar Tim Cresswell delivers a thoroughly up-to-date and accessible examination of the major thinkers and key theoretical developments in the field. Coverage of the complete range of the development of theoretical knowledge—from ancient geography to contemporary theory—appears alongside treatments...

Place, thoroughly revised and updated, introduces students of human geography and allied disciplines to the fundamental concept of place. It combines discussion about everyday uses of the term with the complex theoretical debates that have grown up around it. This new edition includes a variety of improvements: A thoroughly revised and updated edition of this highly successful short introduction to...

This engaging and accessible introduction to geographic thought explores the major thinkers and key theoretical developments in the field of human geography. Geographic Thought covers the complete range of the development of theoretical knowledge of the field, from ancient geography to contemporary non-representational theory. It presents theories in an accessible manner through the author's engaging writing style. This book examines...

A cultural geographer and an art historian offer fresh interpretations of Muybridge’s famous motion studies through the lenses of mobility and race. In 1878, Eadweard Muybridge successfully photographed horses in motion, proving that all four hooves leave the ground at once for a split second during a full gallop. This was the beginning of Muybridge’s decades-long investigation into instantaneous photography,...