{"product_id":"questioning-geography-isbn-9781405101929","title":"Questioning Geography","description":"\u003ci\u003eQuestioning Geography\u003c\/i\u003e introduces students to the fundamental debates that animate geography today.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEach of the chapters focuses on a key issue that has divided or galvanised geographers in their work.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers both human and physical geography.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes essay questions and suggestions for further reading.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates to students the distinctiveness and vitality of modern geography.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  List of Contributors. \u003cp\u003eList of Figures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Tables.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Questioning Geography. (Douglas Sherman, Alisdair Rogers and Noel Castree).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: The ‘Nature’ of Geography.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Geography-Coming Apart at the Seams? (Ron Johnston).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. A Divided Discipline? Heather Viles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. What Difference Does Difference Make to Geography? (Katherine McKittrick and Linda Peake).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Approaches in Geography.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Is Geography a Science? (Noel Castree).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Beyond Science? Human Geography, Interpretation and Critique. (Maureen Hickey and Vicky Lawson).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Key Debates in Geography.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. General\/Particular. (Tim Burt).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Representation\/Reality. (Matthew Hannah).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Meta-Theory\/Many Theories. (Michael Curry).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart IV: The Practice of Geography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Cartography and Visualization. (Scott Orford).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Models, Modelling and Geography. (David Demeritt and John Wainwright).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.Ethnography and Fieldwork. (Steve Herbert, Jacqueline Gallagher and Garth Myers) 14. Counting and Measuring. (Danny Dorling).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Theory and Theorizing. (Elspeth Graham).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: The Uses of Geography.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. A Policy-Relevant Geography for Society? (Alisdair Rogers).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Whose Geography? Education as Politics. (Noel Castree).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  ‘\u003ci\u003eQuestioning Geography\u003c\/i\u003e brings together some of the world’s leading geographical thinkers in an honest, refreshing, intellectually vibrant and accessible set of encounters that simultaneously illuminate and develop key debates. While individual chapters show the diversity of philosophical, methodological and substantive concerns in geography, this book ultimately celebrates the vitality of a challenging and robust discipline.’ \u003ci\u003eAdam Tickell, University Of Bristol\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuestioning Geography\u003c\/i\u003e is that rare thing – a volume for undergraduates that brings human and physical geographers into meaningful conversation.’ \u003ci\u003eSarah J. Whatmore, University of Oxford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘This book doesn’t just summarize the debates currently raging in geography: it adds all kinds of informed judgements and critical commentary which make it into an essential resource for students, a resource which is much more than the sum of its parts. It is the place to go for an up to date overview.’ \u003ci\u003eNigel Thrift, University of Oxford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eNoel Castree\u003c\/b\u003e is Reader in Geography at Manchester University. He is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eRemaking Reality: Nature at the Millennium\u003c\/i\u003e (1998) and \u003ci\u003eSocial Nature: Theory, Practice and Politics\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2001) and co-author of Spaces of Work: Global Capitalism and the Geographies of Labour (2004). \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAli Rogers\u003c\/b\u003e is Fellow by Special Election at Keble College, Oxford. He is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Student’s Companion to Geography\u003c\/i\u003e (Second Edition, Blackwell, 2002) and editor of \u003ci\u003eGlobal Networks: A Journal of Transnational Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDoug Sherman\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor and Head of the Geography Department at Texas A\u0026amp;M University. A researcher on coastal and aeolian environments, he has written about ‘fashion dudes’ in geomorphology and has taught the history of ideas in physical geography for many years.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eQuestioning Geography\u003c\/i\u003e introduces students to the fundamental debates that animate geography today. Covering both human and physical geography, each chapter addresses a key issue that continues to preoccupy geographers. Questions considered include: Is geography a coherent discipline? Are human and physical geography sciences? In what ways is geography relevant? Supported by essay questions and suggestions for further reading, this accessible text demonstrates to students the distinctiveness and vitality of modern geography.","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989900345573,"sku":"NP9781405101929","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405101929.jpg?v=1761785845","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/questioning-geography-isbn-9781405101929","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}