Geography and the Human Spirit
Published on 26. April 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-8018-7255-6 (ISBN)
Description
What does it mean to dwell? Every civilization has a story to tell, according to Anne Buttimer, and exploring those stories brings fresh light to modern ideas about the relationship between humanity and its environment. In Geography and the Human Spirit, Buttimer ranges widely from Plato to Barry Lopez, from the Upanishads to Goethe, taking an interdisciplinary look at the ways in which human beings have turned to natural science, theology, and myth to form visions of the earth as a human habitat.
Reviews / Votes
Geography and the Human Spirit is a pilgrimage into the workings of one of geography's most conceptual and yet focused thinkers. Landscape Journal Not only represents a comprehensive survey of the history of Western humanism, but also offers a series of important challenges for all geographers to consider. -- Tim Unwin Geographical Journal A vitally creative and imaginative effort to parse meanings associated with geography and the human spirit. Professional Geographer This book will be widely recognized as a landmark in geographical scholarship. -- David M. Smith EcumeneMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Baltimore, MD
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
39 s/w Abbildungen
39 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
496 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8018-7255-6 (9780801872556)
DOI
10.56021/9780801843389
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Geography and the Human Spirit
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Johns Hopkins University Press
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Geography and the Human Spirit
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03/1993
Johns Hopkins University Press
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Persons
Anne Buttimer is a professor of geography at University College, Dublin. Yi-Fu Tuan is a professor emeritus of geography at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His many books include Escapism, available from Johns Hopkins.