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Taylor & Francis Ltd Geographical Thought An Introduction To Ideas In Human Geography 2011 Edition by Anoop Nayak, Alex Jeffrey
Geographical Thought provides a clear and accessible introduction to the key ideas and figures in human geography. The book provides an essential introduction to the theories that have shaped the study of societies and space. Opening with an exploration of the founding concepts of human geography in the nineteenth century academy, the authors examine the range of theoretical perspectives that have emerged within human geography over the last century from feminist and marxist scholarship, through to post-colonial and non-representational theories. Each chapter contains insightful lines of argument that encourage readers towards independent thinking and critical evaluation. Supporting materials include a glossary, visual images, further reading suggestions and dialogue boxes. 1. Geographies of Empire: The Imperial TraditionIntroductionEmpire, imperialism and colonialismDefining termsPortuguese and Spanish empiresBritish EmpireThe institionalisation of geographyFrom 'fabulous' to 'militant' geographyThe Royal Geographical SocietyThe Societe Geographie de Paris (SGP)Environmental determinism: climate and raceEnvironmental determinism and the Panama CanalCriticisms and dissentConclusions2. The Quantitative RevolutionIntroductionThe origins of the quantitative revolutionPolitical reasonsThe quantitative revolutionPositivismThe assumption of neutralityThe absence of politicsThe uniformity of human subjectsThe legacy of the quantitative revolutionConclusions3. Humanistic GeographiesIntroductionHumanistic geography and the challenge to positivismExtensionRevisionPhenomenology and existentialismPhenomenologyExistentialismHumanistic geography in focus: the work of Yi-Fu TuanThe challenge to humanismStructure agencyFeminist geographyConclusions4. Marxist Radical GeographiesIntroductionKarl MarxKey Marxist ideasHistorical materialismThe economic baseThe superstructureRuling ideasClass struggleClass consciousnessCommodity fetishismRadical geographyThe 'turn' to MarxismMarxist geography and spatial constructions of classThe political ecology of MarxismThe limits of MarxismFuture horizonsConclusions5. Human Geography and the Cultural TurnIntroductionThe meaning of cultureEarly traditions of cultural geographyNew maps of meaning: British Cultural StudiesWorking-class historiesYouth subculturesRace, ethnicity and nationalismPopular culture and media theoryThe new cultural geographyLandscape as textThe cultural turn from the margins to the centreInstitutionalising cultural geographyRecasting political and economic geography through the cultural turnRematerialising culture, reclaiming the socialConclusions6. Feminist GeographiesIntroductionFirst and second wave feminismFirst wave feminismSecond wave feminismPolitical perspectives of feminismRadical feminismSocialist feministsEstablishing feminist geographyMaking women visibleAbsence from departments and publicationsThe enduring masculinist rationality of geographyDivergent strategies of resistancePracticing feminist geographyQualitative methodsResearch positionCollaborative practiceRethinking gender7. Geographies of SexualityIntroductionEngaging with the object of researchHeteronormativityPsychoanalysis: Sigmund FreudDiscursive: Michel FoucaultPerformativity: Judith ButlerGeographies of sexualityMapping sexualitySexuality and spaceHeterosexualityThe politics of sexualityThe politics of the disciplineSexual citizenshipConclusions8. Geography, Ethnicity and RacialisationIntroductionThe idea of raceCultural racisimsGeography and the shadow of empireMapping and monitoring raceUrban cultural geographies of 'race'Geographies of rural racismTurning to whitenessAnti-racist geographies: subverting a white disciplineConclusions9. Post-modern GeographiesIntroductionModernism and modernityPost-modernity: an historical momentPost-modernism: a critical practiceJean-Francois Lyotard grand narrativesMichel Foucault discourse and powerJacques Derrida deconstructionJean Baudrillard simulation, simulacra and hyper-realityPost-modernism: a stylistic phenomenaArt, commercialism and the cult of celebrityArchitecture and the built environmentGeographical engagements: theory, method and practiceTheoryMethodPracticePost-modern criticismsConclusions10. Critical Geo-politicsIntroductionOrigins of geo-politicsMackinderHaushoferBowmanDecline of geo-politicsCritical geo-politicsPolitical contextFormal, practical and popular geo-politicsBeyond critical geo-politicsAnti-geo-politicsNormative geo-politicsConclusions11. Post-colonial Geographies and the Colonial PresentIntroductionUnderstanding post-colonialismPost-colonial geographiesImaginative geographies: the work of Edward SaidCritiquing OrientalismSplitting race objects: the work of Frantz FanonBlackness, whiteness and psychoanalysisUndoing raceGeographical contributionHybridity and the third space: the work of Homi BhabhaColonial stereotypesCultural hybridityCritiquing hybridityDoing post-colonial geographiesVisual methods and post-colonial spectaclePost-colonial economic geographiesConclusions12. Emotions, Embodiment and Lived GeographiesIntroductionA crisis of representation? Cultural geography and non-representational theoryUnderstanding affectTowards 'more-than-representational-' geographiesReinvigorating landscapeThe problem of performanceConclusions