Geographical Voices - Fourteen Autobiographical Essays

Essays by fourteen influential geographers provide timely examples of practical geographical scholarship and a useful antidote to "ivory tower" theories.

Info autore

Peter Gould was the Evan Pugh Professor of Geography at Penn State University. His works have appeared in Harper's, Atlantic Monthly, and Time. He is the author of Becoming a Geographer, also published by Syracuse University Press.

Forrest R. Pitts is professor emeritus of the University of Hawaii. He is the author or coauthor of several books including, Japan and Introduction to Cultural Geography.

Riassunto

This text contains essays by 14 influential geographers that provide examples of practical geographical scholarship and a useful antidote to "ivory tower" theories.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Peter Gould, Katherine Gould Pella
• Con la collaborazione di: Peter Gould (Editore), Forrest R Pitts (Editore), Forrest R. Pitts (Editore), Forrest Ralph Pitts (Editore)
• Editore: Syracuse University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.03.2002
• EAN: 9780815629405
• ISBN: 978-0-8156-2940-5
• Pagine: 392
• Dimensioni: 150 mm x 231 mm x 22 mm
• Peso: 522 g
• Serie: Space, Place, and Society (Pap; Space, Place, and Society (Pap; Space, Place and Society
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie