A hundred years of geography at Oxford and Cambridge

A hundred years of geography at Oxford and Cambridge
Author: Paul Coones,David Ross Stoddart
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 32
Release: 1989
Genre: Geography
ISBN: OCLC:1026641248

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A Hundred Years of Geography

A Hundred Years of Geography
Author: T.W. Freeman
Publsiher: Routledge
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2017-07-12
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781351535083

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Far from dissolving, this effort demonstrates the ongoing vitality of geography as a profession. In a world increasingly sensitive to the problems of people and resources, geography has constantly provided the basic information for its sister sciences, economics, political science, sociology and demography, This book turns, attention to geography itself, in an incisive survey of the development of the discipline as a science. "A Hundred Years of Geography" draws together the threads of a century of progress, from the first scientific explorations and mappings to present-day trends toward specialization and generalization. It contains a synoptic view of the development of the various aspects of geography, showing how the field has been differentiated from associated disciplines and how it has differentiated and specialized within itself. The book also offers two important reference tools: a bibliography of the important geographical works published throughout the world, and biographical sketches of ninety important geographers. It is informative, stimulating, urbane and civilized reading, as well as being an excellent introductory text and reference work to recent scholarship in the field of geography.

A Century of British Geography

A Century of British Geography
Author: Ron Johnston,Michael Williams,British Academy
Publsiher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 722
Release: 2003-09-11
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0197262864

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These essays trace the evolution of British geography as an academic discipline during the last hundred years, and stress how the study of the world we live in is fundamental to an understanding of its problems and concerns. Never before has such an ambitious and wide-ranging review been attempted, and never before has it been done with so much knowledge and passion. The principal themes covered in this volume are those of environment, place and space, and the applied geography of map-making and planning. The volume also addresses specific issues such as disease, urbanization, regional viability, and ethics and social problems. This lively and accessible work offers many insights into the minds and practices of today's geographers.

Geography in British Schools 1850 2000

Geography in British Schools  1850 2000
Author: Rex Walford
Publsiher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2001
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0713040270

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No book has yet been published that has attempted to cover the history of geography as a school subject. Yet the story of the growth of this subject - a major player in the league table of student preferences and examination entries - is woven deep into the social history of the nation, as well as being studded with colourful personalities.

Geography in British Schools 1885 2000

Geography in British Schools  1885 2000
Author: Rex Walford
Publsiher: Routledge
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2019-07-23
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781134722891

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This history charts how geography rose to popularity on a tide of imperial enthusiasms in Victorian time and made its way into many elementary schools in the latter half of the 19th century. Many geography lessons were not dominated by the rote-learning of "capes and bays" and some of the pioneers of the subject led the way in the use of models, visual aids and "object lessons" in schools. The book explores Scott Keltie's report of 1886 as a catalyst for development. Despite the founding of the Geographical Association in 1893, the subject needed a series of concerted political campaigns in the early 20th centry to establish itself in the secondary sector. The growth of the regional approach, field-work and of sample studies expanded the subject between the world wars, before a major conceptual revolution invigorated and challenged teachers of the subject in the post-war period.

Reader s Guide to the Social Sciences

Reader s Guide to the Social Sciences
Author: Jonathan Michie
Publsiher: Routledge
Total Pages: 2165
Release: 2014-02-03
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9781135932268

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This 2-volume work includes approximately 1,200 entries in A-Z order, critically reviewing the literature on specific topics from abortion to world systems theory. In addition, nine major entries cover each of the major disciplines (political economy; management and business; human geography; politics; sociology; law; psychology; organizational behavior) and the history and development of the social sciences in a broader sense.

The Oxford School of Geography 1899 1999

The Oxford School of Geography  1899 1999
Author: David Ian Scargil
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 54
Release: 1999
Genre: Education
ISBN: UOM:39015047860716

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The European Antarctic

The European Antarctic
Author: P. Roberts
Publsiher: Springer
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2011-12-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780230337909

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This is the first transnational study of British, Norwegian, and Swedish engagement with the Antarctic. Rather than charting how Europeans unveiled the Antarctic, it uses the history of Antarctic activity as a window into the political and cultural worlds of twentieth-century Britain and Scandinavia.