Geography and Empire (Institute of British Geographers Special Publication) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0631193855 ISBN 13: 9780631193852

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 1994

Synopsis

Geography and Empire re-examines the role of geography in imperialism and reinterprets the geography of empire. It brings together new work by seventeen geographers from eight countries.
Geography and Empire provides new insights and vivid perspectives not only on the development of the profession and discipline of geography, but on the interactions between individuals, ideas, events and movements - and, most notably, on what happens when one culture invades and attempts to dominate another. It concludes with notes for further reading, a comprehensive bibliography, and a full index.

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About the Author

Neil Smith is Professor and Chair of Geography at Rutgers University. He has published widely on urban geography, social theory, and the history of geography, include Uneven Development: Capital, Nature, and the Production of Space (Blackwell: revised edition 1991).

From the Back Cover

Geography and Empire examines the role of geography in imperialism and reinterprets the geography of empire. It brings together new work by seventeen geographers from eight countries.
The histories of geography and empire are inextricably entwined. Geographers were often the avant garde of an imperial presence, frequently of colonization. Their theory helped provide the justification of empire both for the conquerors and on behalf of the conquered; their diligence in mapping and exploration pinpointed the potential of resources and the means of their exploitation and trade. For better or worse, geographers - along with anthropologists - described and interpreted the cultures and peoples under imperial sway and, through publications ranging from reports and travelogues to tales and textbooks, informed the perceptions of the world for centuries: and they continue to do so.
Geography and Empire provides new insights and vivid perspectives not only on the development of the profession and discipline of geography, but, most notably, on what happens when one culture invades and attempts to dominate another. It concludes with notes for further reading, a comprehensive bibliography, and a full index.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0631193855
• ISBN 13: 9780631193852
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 448
• Editor: Godlewska Anne