History Of Geographic Thought

Geographical thought is the study of theory and philosophy within or that have shaped the geographical discipline, essentially defining what we know and how we know it. Geography has been crafted over time to incorporate different purposes and ideas. In general, a course on geographic thought will begin with ideas on space and place, then move into a history of the discipline that includes the age of cataloging (fact based geography for the sake of facts), then go through a history of thinking that loosely follows other disciplines in academia including humanism, empiricism, structuralism, modernism, feminism, Marxism, radicalism, etc. This engaging and accessible introduction to geographic thought explores the major thinkers and key theoretical developments in the field of human geography. This book will prove and essential resource guide for students and researchers interested in the connections between theoretically informed work and the possibilities for bettering people's everyday lives.