| Practising Human Geography Contributor(s): Cloke, Paul J. (Author), Cook Et Al, Ian (Author), Crang, Philip (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761973257 ISBN-13: 9780761973256 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $236.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2004 Annotation: 'Filling an enormous gap in the geographic literature, here is a terrific book that shows us how to think about and practice human geographic research' - "Professor Jennifer Wolch, University of Southern California " Practising Human Geography lucidly, comprehensively, and sometimes passionately shows why methodology matters, and why it is often so hard. To choose a method is to choose the kind of geographical values one wants to uphold. You need to get it right.These authors do' - "Trevor Barnes, University of British Columbia " Practising Human Geography is a godsend for students. Written in an accessible and engaging style, the book demystifies the study of geographical methodology, offering a wealth of practical advice from the authors??? own research experience. This is not a manual of approved geographical techniques. It is a reflexive, critical and highly personal account, combining historical depth with up-to-the-minute examples of research in practice. Practising Human Geography is a comprehensive and theoretically informed introduction to the practices of fieldwork, data collection, interpretation and writing, enabling students to make sense of their own data and to develop a critical perspective on the existing literature. The book makes complicated ideas approachable through the effective use of case studies and a firm grasp of contemporary debates' - "Peter Jackson, Professor of Human Geography, University of Sheffield " Practising Human Geography is a critical introduction to key issues in the practice of human geography, informed by the question 'how do geographers do research?' In examining those methods and practices that are essential to doinggeography, the text presents a theoretically-informed discussion of the construction and interpretation of geographical data - including: the use of core research methodologies; using official and non-official sources; and the interpretative role of the researcher. Framed by an overview of how ideas of practising human geography have changed, the twelve chapters offer a comprehensive and integrated overview of research methodologies. The text is illustrated throughout with text boxes, case studies, and definitions of key terms. Practising Human Geography introduces geographers - from undergraduate to faculty - to the core issues that inform research design and practice.
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Human Geography - Social Science | Methodology - Science | Earth Sciences - Geography |
| Dewey: 304.2 |
| LCCN: 2003108066 |
| Physical Information: 1.15" H x 7.04" W x 9.7" (1.88 lbs) 440 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Practising Human Geography is critical introduction to disciplinary debates about the practice of human geography, that is informed by an inquiry into how geographers actually do research. In examining those methods and practices that are integral to doing geography, the text presents a theoretically-informed reflection on the construction and interpretation of geographical data - including factual and fictional sources; the use of core research methodologies; and the interpretative role of the researcher. Framed by an historical overview how ideas of practising human geography have changed, the following three sections offer an comprehensive and integrated overview of research methodologies. Illustrated throughout, the te |
Contributor Bio(s): Cook Et Al, Ian: - Ian Cook et al is Professor of Cultural Geography at the University of Exeter in the UK. As an undergraduate student at University College London in the 1980s, he stumbled across the tiny tradition of experiential geography in a module taught by Jacqui Burgess and Peter Jackson and went to the University of Kentucky as a master's student to learn how this was done from its main advocate Graham Rowles. Returning to the UK in the early 1990s to undertake a multisited ethnographic "follow the thing" PhD at the University of Bristol, he and fellow PhD student Mike Crang wrote a "how to" "Doing ethnographies" (1995) booklet for the Institute of British Geographers' Concepts and Techniques in Modern Geography (CATMOG) series. Scanned and posted online, a scribbled-on version was read and referred to in a surprising variety of publications as geography took its cultural (and ethnographic) turn. After SAGE bought the CATMOG series in the early 2000s, Mike and Ian were able to finish and publish it as a book in 2007. Philo, Christopher Philo: - Chris Philo was a Lecturer at the University of Wales, Lampeter, before becoming, in 1995, Professor of Geography at the University of Glasgow. He specialises in the history and theory of geographical thought, as well as the historical and social geographies of 'madness', 'outsiders' of all kinds and human-animal relations.Painter, Joe: - Professor Joe Painter focuses mainly on the prosaic geographies of the state. |