MODERN HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHIES by Graham, Brian ISBN 0582357799
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This text is a global account of historical geography. It introduces the reader to the major developments made in the subject since the late 1970s, and looks at the historical-geographical processes and issues that have shaped the modern world in the the post-medieval period.
Modern Historical Geographies is the first comprehensive undergraduate text to explore the historical geographies of modernity that have shaped and connected places and landscapes on a global scale. The approaches, themes and theories of historical geography have changed significantly over the last twenty years, and the book introduces students to the major developments in the subject. Ten contributions, from leading historical geographers, are organised thematically around the historical geographies of key processes and issues which have shaped the modern world in the post-medieval period, including patterns of globalisation, nationalism and the nation-state, imperialism, urbanisation and environmental change. *Packed with original case material from Europe, North America, Africa, Asia and Australasia *Reviews the latest thought and practice at the cutting edge of the field *Integrates cultural, political and economic approaches *Explores the politics of how the past is represented and reconstructed in official and popular forms in the presentModern Historical Geographies is a key text for undergraduate courses in historical geography, cultural geography, human geography and cultural and heritage studies.
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[edit] Title
MODERN HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHIES
[edit] Author
Graham, Brian
[edit] ISBN
0582357799
[edit] Published
01/09/1999
[edit] Publisher
Longman
[edit] Binding
paperback
[edit] Retail Price
28.99 (GBP)
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