Paperback. This enlightening book makes visible the lives and works of women who played a critical role in the development of geography as an academic field. A rare and detailed analysis of the geographical work of 30 individual women geographers from 1850 to 1970Includes oral histories from women who have held appointments in British universities since World War IIMakes the work of women geographers visible and challenges the notion of pre 1970s geography as an overwhelmingly masculine fieldMakes an important contribution to debates about the theoretical and methodological framing of the historiography of geography In this important volume, Avril Maddrell traces the often overlooked contributions of women to the study of geography, and illustrates how women played a significant role in the development of the field as an academic discipline. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Title: Complex Locations (Paperback)
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Hoboken
Publication Date: 2009
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1405145552
ISBN 13: 9781405145558
Binding: Paperback
Edition: 1st Edition
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This enlightening book makes visible the lives and works of women who played a critical role in the development of geography as an academic field.

A rare and detailed analysis of the geographical work of 30 individual women geographers from 1850 to 1970
Includes oral histories from women who have held appointments in British universities since World War II
Makes the work of women geographers visible and challenges the notion of pre 1970s geography as an overwhelmingly masculine field
Makes an important contribution to debates about the theoretical and methodological framing of the historiography of geography

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Avril Maddrell is a social, cultural and historical geographer, specializing in gender and geographical thought. She has taught at Westminster College in Oxford, the Open University, Oxford Brookes University, and is currently Senior Lecturer in Geography at the University of the West of England in Bristol. Dr Maddrell's research for this volume has been supported by the British Academy.

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