Historical Understanding in Geography
Author | : Leonard Guelke |
Publisher | : CUP Archive |
Total Pages | : 122 |
Release | : 1982-11-18 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780521246781 |
ISBN-13 | : 0521246784 |
Rating | : 4/5 (784 Downloads) |
Download or read book Historical Understanding in Geography written by Leonard Guelke and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1982-11-18 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 1982 work conceives of historical geography as a field in its own right and as the foundation of a revitalized traditional, empirical human geography. The main argument is that historical enquiry is an independent form of understanding not based upon the approaches of the natural or social sciences.