{"product_id":"9780631185864","title":"The Geographical Tradition Episodes in the History of a Contested Enterprise","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Geographical Tradition\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eEpisodes in the History of a Contested Enterprise\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDavid Livingstone\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Human Geography\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Geographical Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cd\u003e\u003c\/d\u003epresents the history of an essentially contested tradition. By examining a series of key episodes in geography's history since 1400, Livingstone argues that the messy contingencies of history are to be preferred to the manufactured idealizations of the standard chronicles. Throughout, the development of geographical thought and practice is portrayed against the background of the broader social and intellectual contexts of the times. Among the topics investigated are geography during the Age of Reconnaissance, the Scientific Revolution and The Englightenment; subsequently geography's relationships with Darwinism, imperialism, regionalism, and quantification are elaborated.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eDavid Livingstone\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eNathaniel Southgate Shaler and the Culture of American Science\u003c\/i\u003e (1987), \u003ci\u003eDarwin's Forgotten Defenders\u003c\/i\u003e (1987) and \u003ci\u003eThe Preadamite Theory\u003c\/i\u003e (1992), and of many articles on the history of goegraphy and the history of science. He is Reader in the School of Geosciences, at the Queen's University of Belfast.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11 January 1993\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631185864\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e444\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22.72\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380409954444,"sku":"9780631185864","price":73.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631185864_6e697618-6f3c-4509-9d14-d306827e7f51.jpg?v=1780108824","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780631185864","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}