A Companion to Cultural Geography

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James Duncan, Nuala C. Johnson, Richard H. Schein
John Wiley & Sons, Apr 15, 2008 - Social Science - 544 pages
A Companion to Cultural Geography brings together original contributions from 35 distinguished international scholars to provide a critical overview of this dynamic and influential field of study.
  • Provides accessible overviews of key themes, debates and controversies from a variety of historical and theoretical vantage points
  • Charts significant changes in cultural geography in the twentieth century as well as the principal approaches that currently animate work in the field
  • A valuable resource not just for geographers but also those working in allied fields who wish to get a clear understanding of the contribution geography is making to cross-disciplinary debates
 

Contents

1 Introduction
1
Part I Introducing Cultural Geographies
9
Part II Theoretical Intersections
49
Part III NatureCulture
137
Part IV Culture And Identity
221
Part V Landscapes
329
Part VI Colonial and Postcolonial Geographies
447
Index
513
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About the author (2008)

James S. Duncan is Lecturer at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.

Nuala C. Johnson is Reader at Queen's University, Belfast.

Richard H. Schein
is Associate Professor at the University of Kentucky.

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