Cultural Geography - A Critical Dictionary of Key Concepts

Informationen zum Autor David Sibley is Professor of Geography, University of Hull. Peter Jackson is Professor of Human Geography, University of Sheffield. David Atkinson is Lecturer in Geography, University of Hull. Neil Washbourne is Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Hull. Klappentext As geography has been influenced by such themes as postcolonial studies, feminism and psychoanalysis, so students have had to engage with ideas and concepts from outside the traditional boundaries of their subject. This text provides students with an aid to understanding the complexities and subtleties of these new ideas. It presents short essays exploring the key concepts in cultural geography and are written by leading practitioners. The essays range from questions that have recently emerged to more established ideas that warrant critical examination. The book should be useful to students of cultural geography and related disciplines. Zusammenfassung As geography has been influenced by such themes as postcolonial studies, feminism and psychoanalysis, so students have had to engage with ideas and concepts from outside the traditional boundaries of their subject. This text provides students with an aid to understanding the complexities and subtleties of these new ideas. It presents short essays exploring the key concepts in cultural geography and are written by leading practitioners. The essays range from questions that have recently emerged to more established ideas that warrant critical examination. The book should be useful to students of cultural geography and related disciplines.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: David Atkinson, Professor Peter Jackson, Sibley
• Mitarbeit: David Atkinson (Herausgeber), Atkinson David (Herausgeber), Peter Jackson (Herausgeber), Professor Peter Jackson (Herausgeber), Jackson Peter (Herausgeber), David Sibley (Herausgeber), Sibley David (Herausgeber), Neil Washbourne (Herausgeber), Washbourne Neil (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Tauris, I.B.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 24.06.2005
• EAN: 9781860647031
• ISBN: 978-1-86064-703-1
• Seiten: 240
• Serien: International Library of Human; International Library of Human Geography
• Themen: Sachbuch > Lexika, Nachschlagewerke > Lexika, Enzyklopädien; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Sozialwissenschaften allgemein; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Human Geography