The Geographic Tradition: Episodes in the History of a Contested Enterprise

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pp.434. The Geographical Tradition presents the history of an essentially contested tradition. By examining a series of key episodes in geography’s history since 1400, Livingstone argues that the messy contingencies of history are to be preferred to the manufactured idealizations of the standard chronicles. Throughout, the development of geographical thought and practice is portrayed against the background of the broader social and intellectual contexts of the times. Among the topics investigated are geography during the Age of Reconnaissance, the Scientific Revolution and The Englightenment; subsequently geography’s relationships with Darwinism, imperialism, regionalism, and quantification are elaborated.

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ISBN 0631185860
ISBN13 9780631185864
Number of pages 434
Original Title The Geographic Tradition: Episodes in the History of a Contested Enterprise
Published Date 1993
Book Condition very good
Jacket Condition no dustjacket
Binding paperback
Size 8vo
Place of Publication Oxford
Edition First Edition
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pp.434. The Geographical Tradition presents the history of an essentially contested tradition. By examining a series of key episodes in geography’s history since 1400, Livingstone argues that the messy contingencies of history are to be preferred to the manufactured idealizations of the standard chronicles. Throughout, the development of geographical thought and practice is portrayed against the background of the broader social and intellectual contexts of the times. Among the topics investigated are geography during the Age of Reconnaissance, the Scientific Revolution and The Englightenment; subsequently geography’s relationships with Darwinism, imperialism, regionalism, and quantification are elaborated.

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Weight 1 kg