All Possible Worlds: A History of Geographical Ideas - Hardcover

Martin, Geoffrey J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195168704 ISBN 13: 9780195168709

Publisher: OUP USA, 2005

Synopsis

The most complete and comprehensive book of its kind

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All Possible Worlds Investigates the ways in which the subject of geography has been recognized and evaluated, from its early acknowledgment in ancient Greece to its disciplined form of shared ideas and mass communication. This book is useful for undergraduate or graduate courses in the history and philosophy of classical, medieval, and modern geographical thought. Full description

Review

"Since its first appearance in 1972, All Possible Worlds has become an indispensable reference text for courses in the history of geography. Offering a broad historical sweep of the scholarly record from classical, medieval, and modern times, it also affords succinct summary accounts of twentieth-century geography and geographers in North America and in a wide range of countries. This new edition, carefully revised and updated by Geoffrey Martin, with its ample illustrations and expanded index, promises a welcome maintenance of this highly laudable contribution to cross-cultural understanding in the practice of geography internationally."―Anne Buttimer, President of the International Geographical Union, 2000-2004

"What a pleasure! All Possible Worlds is back. Geoffrey Martin's work is a wonderful 'tour de force'-a clear panorama of the evolution of geography from Greece to the present with a fair view on its emerging trends both in the English-speaking world and elsewhere."―Paul Claval, University of Paris, Sorbonne

"This book―a study in the history of geographical thought―sweeps majestically from the ancient Greeks to the present. It has been published in four languages other then English and has been the most comprehensive work on the subject since its inception in 1972 when I first used it as the text in my 'Nature of Geography' course. This is essential reading for all geographers."―Peter Nash, University of Waterloo, Canada

"After thirty-odd years, All Possible Worlds remains without peer: a uniquely valuable treasure for anyone curious about the evolution of geographic thought and achievement throughout the world from ancient times to a troubled present. Perhaps what is most remarkable about this chronicle is the judicious manner with which the author deals with endlessly contentious philosophies and methodologies. We have here an essential item for the library of every serious geographer."―Wilbur Zelinsky, The Pennsylvanuia State University

Edition details

• Publisher: OUP USA
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195168704
• ISBN 13: 9780195168709
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 624