The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Human Geography

Download or read book The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Human Geography written by John A. Agnew and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides an up-to-date, authoritative synthesis of the discipline of human geography. Unparalleled in scope, the companion offers an indispensable overview to the field, representing both historical and contemporary perspectives. Edited and written by the world's leading authorities in the discipline Divided into three major sections: Foundations (the history of human geography from Ancient Greece to the late nineteenth century); The Classics (the roots of modern human geography); Contemporary Approaches (current issues and themes in human geography) Each contemporary issue is examined by two contributors offering distinctive perspectives on the same theme