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Synopsis
Geographical thought has been an age-old subject and this book has been a comprehensive study of the same. Now in its second edition, the book has been updated with 5 new chapters, to add contemporary approach to the subject.
New to this edition:
- Inclusion of the chapters on “Nature, Method, Basic Ideas and Conceptual Structure ofGeography”, “The Problem of Dualities and how it was Resolved”, “Nature and Role of Geography as a Social Science: Geographical vs. Sociological Imagination”, “Time Vis-à-vis Space: The Pattern-Process Perspective in Geographic Research”, and “New Directions in the Twenty-First Century Human Geography”.
- Chapters updated as per the current developments in the field.
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About the Author
Ramesh Dutta Dikshit is former Professor and Head, Department of Geography, Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak. He has also been Professor and founder head of Geography Department at Punjabi University, Patiala.
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Soft cover. Condition: New. 2nd Edition. Contents: 1. The first foundations: developments up to the eighteenth century. 2. Geography in the nineteenth century: the age of Humboldt, 1790-1859. 3. Geography after Humboldt and Ritter: developments in Germany. 4. Geography after Humboldt and Ritter: developments outside Germany. 5. Developments in geography since World War II: from areal to spatial analysis. 6. Behavioural persuasion in geography and the rise of humanistic geography. 7. The call for social relevance in research: reorientation to political economy. 8. The regional concept and regional geography. 9. The historical explanation in geography. 10. Impact of evolutionary biology on geographical thought: organization and ecosystem as geographical models. 11. Geography and environmentalism. 12. Place, space and locality: the current focus in human geography. 13. The geography of gender. 14. Modern versus post-modern geographies. 15. Progress since World War II: continuity, change, rapprochement, and convergence. 16. Nature, method, basic ideas and conceptual structure of geography. 17. The problem of dualities and how it was resolved. 18. Nature and role of geography as a social science: geographical vs. Sociological imagination. 19. Time vis-à-vis space: the pattern-process perspective in geographic research. 20. New directions in the twenty-first century human geography. The book charts out the history of Geographical Thought from early times to the present day in a single compact volume. Its main focus is on the modern period-beginning with Humboldt and Ritter-more specifically on conceptual developments since the Second World War. New to the Second Edition: The second edition is thoroughly revised and incorporates five new chapters dealing with: Nature, Method, Basic Ideas and Conceptual Structure of Geography The Problem of Dualities and How it was Resolved Nature and Role of Geography as a Social Science Geographical vs. Sociological Imagination Time vis-à-vis Space The Pattern-Process Perspective in Geographic Research New Directions in the Twenty-First Century Human Geography. Seller Inventory # 126306
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