{"product_id":"modern-geographical-thought-paperback-softback-9781557863782","title":"Modern Geographical Thought (Paperback \/ softback) 9781557863782","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eModern Geographical Thought\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard Peet (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781557863782, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 16 April 1998\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e352 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.6 x 17.3 x 2.3 cm, 0.735 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Perhaps not since David Harvey's \u003ci\u003eExplanation in Geography\u003c\/i\u003e (1969) had the field been so thoroughly and rigorously examined through literatures both within and outside the discipline.\" \u003ci\u003eANNALS of the Association of American Geographers.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is a very useful book for students and others who are unfamiliar with the current 'isms' in contemporary radical thought - not just in geography, but in the social sciences in general ... contains an excellent survey of the origins and growth of radical human geography ... relatively jargon free and very readable.\" \u003ci\u003eAndrew Ryder, University of Portsmouth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is an impressive work of erudition, written with authority and conviction.\" \u003ci\u003eProgress in Human Geography\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Modern Geographical Thought is the last, great and definitive work translating philosophy into human Geography\" \u003ci\u003eAlisdair Rogers,School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford University.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eRichard Peet looks in detail at the main trends in human geographic thought over the last thirty years, relating these to broader themes in philosophy and social theory. Beginning with existential phenomenology and humanistic geography, the book covers Marxism and radical geography, structuralism, structuration theory, realism, locality studies, various streams of poststructuralism and postmodernism, and feminism.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Each chapter examines a few theories in depth, concentrating on the major works and the nature of their contribution. Many of the ideas covered are dense and complex, but the reader is drawn gradually into the text through notions understandable to students. After spending time with this book the reader should be able to tackle virtually any philosophical theme in contemporary geographic thought.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The book will be central to courses in geographical thought and the history of geographical thought, and as part of virtually all courses in human geography whcih entail philosophy and theory.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Figures. \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction: Geography, Philosophy and Social Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Existentialism, Phenomenology and Humanistic Geography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Radical Geography, Marxism, and Marxist Geography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Structuralism and Structural Marxist Geography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Structuration, Realism and Locality Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Poststructuralism, Postmodernism and Postmodern Geographies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Feminism Theory and the Geography of Gender.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Geography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Geography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Geography%20%5BRG%5D%22\"\u003eRG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52475001405720,"sku":"9781557863782","price":34.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781557863782.jpg?v=1785802957","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/modern-geographical-thought-paperback-softback-9781557863782","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}