Geographers

Biobibliographical Studies, Volume 30

Inbunden, Engelska, 2011

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This is an annual collection of studies of individuals who have made major contributions to the development of geography and geographical thought. The thirtieth volume of "Geographers: Biobibliographical Studies" takes as its subject the contributions of nine individuals to the advancement and enrichment of geographical knowledge. The subjects are drawn from across Europe and the United States of America, from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and include famous names as well as some less well known figures. Each study includes a select bibliography, a list of sources and a brief chronology of the life written about. As with other volumes in the series, the purpose is not to evaluate, but to present individuals and their contributions as they really were and in the context of their time. The emphasis is on the development and spread of ideas and their role in the history of geographical thought. "Geographers Biobibliographical Studies (GBS)" is the world-leading annual serial international publication devoted to the critical biographical assessment of scholars' contributions to geography and geographical knowledge.

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Utgivningsdatum2011-12-01
Mått156 x 234 x 17 mm
Vikt508 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieGeographers
Antal sidor224
FörlagContinuum Publishing Corporation
ISBN9781441130129

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The Contributors; Introduction, Hayden Lorimer and Charles W.J. Withers; Lionel William Lyde (1863-1947), Hugh Clout; Norman John Greville Pounds (1912-2006), Alan R. H. Baker; Michael Williams (1935-2009), Elizabeth Baigent; Mary Arizona (Zonia) Baber (1862-1956), Janice Monk and Marcella Schmidt di Friedberg. Luna Bergere Leopold (1915-2006), Steven Wainwright; Juan Carandell y Pericay (1893-1937), Jose Naranjo Ramirez and Antonio Lopez-Ontiveros; Marcel Dubois (1856-1916), Hugh Clout; Andre Siegfried (1875-1959), Hugh Clout; Pierre Deffontaines (1894-1978), Hugh Clout.

While seeking out a particular entry is the most obvious way to use these reference volumes, one of the first rewards of working through a complete volume is encountering the editors’ introduction. It would be quite understandable, given the labour that must be involved in preparing the essays for print, if the volumes were introduced by a very brief preface. Instead, each begins with a substantial and stimulatingprolegomenon. These add significant value and help to make the volumes much more than the sum of their biographical parts...The essays that follow...are all superbly executed.