Place: A Short Introduction

ISBN-10: 1118725441
ISBN-13: 9781118725443
Series: Place
Category: Social Science
Pages: 168
Language: English
Published: 2013-06-05
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Author: Tim Cresswell

Description

This text introduces students of human geography to the fundamentalconcept of place, marrying everyday uses of the term with thecomplex theoretical debates that have grown up around it. A short introduction to one of the most fundamental concepts inhuman geography Marries everyday uses of the term "place" with the more complextheoretical debates that have grown up around it Makes the debates intelligible to students, using familiarstories as a way into more abstract ideas Excerpts and discusses key papers on place by Doreen Massey andDavid Harvey Considers empirical examples of ways in which the concept ofplace has been used in research Teaching and learning aids include an annotated bibliography,lists of key readings and texts, a survey of web resources,suggested pedagogical resources and possible student projects

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- 2014-12-03
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- 2014-08-29
- 232 pages
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