GEOGRAPHICAL THOUGHT : A CONTEXTUAL HISTORY OF IDEAS

This book charts out the history of geographical thought from the early times to the present in a single compact volume. With the focus on the modern period beginning with Humboldt and Ritter, specific emphasis is given in presenting developments over the past half century. The different conceptual/methodological changes in the post-1945 period (including quantitative, behavioural, humanistic and social relevance revolutions), and the current change over to post-modern perspectives are thoroughly dealt with. Table Of Contents Preface. Introduction. The First Foundations Developments upto the Eighteenth Century. Geography in the Nineteenth Century The Age of Humboldt, 1790-1859. Geography after Humboldt and Ritter Developments in Germany. Geography after Humboldt and Ritter Developments Outside Germany. Developments in Geography Since World War II: From Areal to spatial Analysis. Behavioural Persuasion in Geography and the Rise of Humanistic Geography. The Call for Social Relevance in Research Reorientation to Political Economy. The Regional Concept and Regional Geography. The Historical Explanation in Geography. Impact of Evolutionary Biology on Geographical Thought Organization and Ecosystem as Geographical Models. Geography and Environmentalism. Place Space and Locality The Current Focus in Human Geography. The Geography of Gender. Modern versus Post-Modern Geographies. Progress Since World War II: Continuity, Change, Rapproachement, and Convergence. Index. ...