All Possible Worlds
A History of Geographical Ideas
Wiley (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Book
Hardback
512 pages
978-0-471-55835-4 (ISBN)
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Description
An examination of the history of geographical thought, from the Ancient Greeks to the present day. The text explores the theoretical differences between "old" and "new" geographical studies, new methods of observation and analysis, innovations, traditions and applications.
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Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
figures, maps, index
ISBN-13
978-0-471-55835-4 (9780471558354)
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01/2005
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Author
Southern Connecticut State University, USA
formerly Syracuse University, New York, USA
Content
A Field of Study Called Geography; Part One - Classical: The Beginnings of Classical Geography; Geography in the Middle Ages; The Age of Exploration; The Impact of Discoveries; An End and a Beginning: Alexander von Humboldt and Carl Ritter; Part Two - Modern: What Was New? - The New Geography in Germany; The New Geography in France; The New Geography in Great Britain; The New Geography in the Former Soviet Union; The New Geography in Canada; The New Geography in Sweden; The New Geography in Japan; The New Geography in the United States Before World War I; The New Geography in the United States - World War I to Mid-Century; The New Geography in the United States - Mid-Century to the Present; Applied Geography; New Methods of Observation and Analysis; Innovation and Tradition.