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Approaches to Human Geography: Philosophies, Theories, People and Practices

Aitken, Suart

9781446276013 - Approaches to Human Geography: Philosophies, Theories, People and Practices
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A new edition of the classic Approaches text for students, organised in three sections, which overviews and explains the history and philosophy of Human Geographies in all its applications by those who practise it: *Section One - Philosophies: Positivist Geography / Humanism / Feminist Geographies / Marx and the Spirit of Marx / Structuration Theory / Animal Geographies / Realism / Postmodern Geographies/ Poststructuralist Theories / Actor-Network Theory, / Postcolonialism / Geohumanities *Section Two - People: Institutions and Cultures / Places and Contexts / Memories and Desires / Understanding Place / Personal and Political / Becoming a Geographer / Local and Global / Movement and Encounter / Spaces and Flows *Section Three - Practices: Mapping and Geovisualization / Quantification, Evidence and Positivism / Geographic Information Systems / Humanism / Activism / Feminist Geographies / Poststructuralist Theories / Psychoanalytical Frameworks / Environmental Inquiry / Contested Geographies and Culture Wars Fully updated throughout and with eight brand new chapters - this is the core text for modules on history, theory, and practice in Human Geography.

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Author Aitken, Suart
ISBN/EAN 9781446276013
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Article description

A new edition of the classic Approaches text for students, organised in three sections, which overviews and explains the history and philosophy of Human Geographies in all its applications by those who practise it: *Section One - Philosophies: Positivist Geography / Humanism / Feminist Geographies / Marx and the Spirit of Marx / Structuration Theory / Animal Geographies / Realism / Postmodern Geographies/ Poststructuralist Theories / Actor-Network Theory, / Postcolonialism / Geohumanities *Section Two - People: Institutions and Cultures / Places and Contexts / Memories and Desires / Understanding Place / Personal and Political / Becoming a Geographer / Local and Global / Movement and Encounter / Spaces and Flows *Section Three - Practices: Mapping and Geovisualization / Quantification, Evidence and Positivism / Geographic Information Systems / Humanism / Activism / Feminist Geographies / Poststructuralist Theories / Psychoanalytical Frameworks / Environmental Inquiry / Contested Geographies and Culture Wars Fully updated throughout and with eight brand new chapters - this is the core text for modules on history, theory, and practice in Human Geography.

Specifications

Author Aitken, Suart
ISBN/EAN 9781446276013