Place: A Short Introduction
Language: English
Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2004
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This text introduces students of human geography to the fundamental concept of place, marrying everyday uses of the term with the complex theoretical debates that have grown up around it. * A short introduction to one of the most fundamental concepts in human geography* Marries everyday uses of the term "place" with the more complex theoretical debates that have grown up around it* Makes the debates intelligible to students, using familiar stories as a way into more abstract ideas* Excerpts and discusses key papers on place by Doreen Massey and David Harvey* Considers empirical examples of ways in which the concept of place has been used in research* Teaching and learning aids include an annotated bibliography, lists of key readings and texts, a survey of web resources, suggested pedagogical resources and possible student projects.
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- Title
- Place: A Short Introduction
- Author
- Tim Cresswell
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication year
- 2004
- Condition
- Fair
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1405106727
- ISBN 13
- 9781405106726
- A short introduction to one of the most fundamental concepts in human geography
- Marries everyday uses of the term "place" with the more complex theoretical debates that have grown up around it
- Makes the debates intelligible to students, using familiar stories as a way into more abstract ideas
- Excerpts and discusses key papers on place by Doreen Massey and David Harvey
- Considers empirical examples of ways in which the concept of place has been used in research
- Teaching and learning aids include an annotated bibliography, lists of key readings and texts, a survey of web resources, suggested pedagogical resources and possible student projects
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