| Geographers: Biobibliographical Studies, Volume 35 Contributor(s): Lorimer, Hayden (Editor), Withers, Charles W. J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1474290213 ISBN-13: 9781474290210 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $242.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Earth Sciences - Geography - Biography & Autobiography | Reference - Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology |
| Dewey: 910.922 |
| Series: Geographers: Biobibliographical Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (0.90 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Geographers: Biobibliographical Studies, Volume 35 includes seven essays discussing the contribution made to geography by eleven geographers. The subjects include: three British figures, Francis Rennell Rodd (1895-1978) expert on the Sahara; David Harris (1930-2013), a geographer with archaeological interests; and William Gordon East, historical geographer (1902-1998); a Spanish urban scholar, Enric Martin (1928-2012); Mauricio de Almeida Abreu (1948-2011), a Brazilian urban and historical geographer; and two essays on French geographers, one on Jacques Levainville (1869-1932), the other an innovative prosopographical essay on five French authors involved in the monumental Vidalian Geographie Universelle of the early 20th century. In these studies, geography's international dimensions are illuminated and the subject's vibrant history shown to be the result of committed endeavours in the field, in the classroom and in print. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lorimer, Hayden: - Hayden Lorimer is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geographical and Earth Sciences at the University of Glasgow.Withers, Charles W. J.: - Charles W.J. Withers is Professor of Historical Geography at the University of Edinburgh. |
