Key Texts in Human Geography

"An essential synopsis of essential readings that every human geographer must read. It is highly recommended for those just embarking on their careers as well as those who need a reminder of how and why geography moved from the margins of social thought to its very core."
—Barney Warf, Florida State University

"Key Texts in Human Geography will surely become a 'key text' itself. Read any chapter and you will want to compare it with another. Before you realize, an afternoon is gone and then you are tracking down the originals…"
—James D. Sidaway, School of Geography, University of Plymouth


A unique resource for students, Key Texts in Human Geography provides concise but rigorous overviews of the key texts that have formed post-war human geography.

The text has been designed as a student-friendly guide that will:

• explain the text in relation to the geographical debates at the time of writing
• discuss the text's main arguments and sources of evidence
• review the initial reception, subsequent evaluation, and continued influence of each key texts contribution to how geographers understand space and place

Intended Audience: Written in a clear and accessible way, by acknowledged scholars of the texts, an essential resources for undergraduates, Key Texts in Human Geography will be widely used and highly cited in courses on methods and approaches in geography.

Contributors:

Ben Anderson is Lecturer in Human Geography, University of Durham

Jonathan Beaverstock is Professor in Economic Geography, Nottingham University

Martin Charlton is Senior Research Fellow, National Centre for Geocomputation, National University of Ireland, Maynooth

Noel Castree is Professor of Human Geography, University of Manchester

Neil Coe is Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, University of Manchester

Tim Cresswell is Professor of Human Geography, Royal Holloway, University of London

Sarah Dyer is Lecturer in Human Geography, Oxford University, UK

David Gilbert is Professor of Urban and Historical geography, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK

Michael F. Goodchild is Professor of Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara, US

Susan Hanson is Professor of Geography, Clark University, US

Phil Hubbard is Professor of Urban Social Geography, Loughborough University

Ron Johnston is Professor of Human Geography, Bristol University, UK

John Paul Jones III is Professor of Human Geography, University of Arizona, US.

Philip Kelly is Associate Professor of Geography, York University, Canada

Satish Kumar is Lecturer in Human Geography, Queens University Belfast, UK

Alan Latham is Lecturer in Geography, University College London, UK

Bo Lenntrop is Emeritus Professor, Department of Geography, Stockholm University, Sweden

Robyn Longhurst is Professor of Geography, University of Waikato, New Zealand

Claudio Minca is Professor of Human Geography, Royal Holloway, University of London

Nick Phelps is Reader, Bartlett School, University College London, UK

Martin Phillips is Reader in Social and Cultural Geography, University of Leicester,

John Pickles is Earl N. Phillips Distinguished Professor of International Studies, University of North Carolina

David Seamon is Professor of Architecture, Kansas State University, US.

Jo Sharp is Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, University of Glasgow, UK

Jacob Sowers is a doctoral student in the Geography programme, Kansas State University, US

Nick Spedding is Lecturer of Geography, University of Aberdeen, UK

Andy Wood is Associate Professor of Human Geography, University of Kentucky, US

Keith Woodward is Lecturer in Human Geography, University of Exeter, UK

is Reader, Bartlett School, University College London, UK