ABSTRACT

Geographical Thought provides a clear and accessible introduction to the key ideas and figures in human geography. The book provides an essential introduction to the theories that have shaped the study of societies and space. Opening with an exploration of the founding concepts of human geography in the nineteenth century academy, the authors examine the range of theoretical perspectives that have emerged within human geography over the last century from feminist and marxist scholarship, through to post-colonial and non-representational theories. Each chapter contains insightful lines of argument that encourage readers towards independent thinking and critical evaluation. 

Supporting materials include a glossary, visual images, further reading suggestions and dialogue boxes.

part |124 pages

Foundations

chapter |21 pages

The quantitative revolution

chapter |20 pages

Humanistic geographies

chapter |25 pages

Marxist radical geographies

chapter |28 pages

Human geography and the cultural turn

part |74 pages

Geographies of difference

chapter |22 pages

Feminist geographies

chapter |21 pages

Geographies of sexuality

chapter |29 pages

Geography, ethnicity and racialisation

part |105 pages

Representation and post-representation

chapter |30 pages

Post-modern geographies

chapter |24 pages

Critical geo-politics