ABSTRACT

Historical geography has been a major area of activity in recent years. Much of the recent work and research findings have been extremely valuable to historians and archaeologists and as background to the study of contemporary geography. This reissue, first published in 1987, presents an overview of contemporary developments in all the major branches of the discipline. As such it provides a valuable introduction to the subject, a review of the latest state of the art and a pointer to future research directions.

chapter |15 pages

Introduction

chapter Chapter One|30 pages

Theory and Methodology in Historical Geography

chapter Chapter Two|24 pages

Data Sources in Historical Geography

chapter Chapter Three|26 pages

The Dark Ages

chapter Chapter Four|27 pages

Medieval Economy and Society

chapter Chapter Five|35 pages

Agriculture and Rural Society

chapter Chapter Six|26 pages

The Historical Geography of Industrial Change

chapter Chapter Seven|33 pages

People and Housing in Industrial Society

chapter Chapter Eight|33 pages

Historical Demography

chapter Chapter Nine|27 pages

Urban Morphology

chapter Chapter Ten|26 pages

Rural Settlement