American Geography and Geographers Toward Geographical Science |
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| Author:
| Martin, Geoffrey J. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-533602-3 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2015 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $281.77AUD $455.00 |
Book Description:
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American Geographers and Geography: Toward Geographic Science is the authoritative study on the origin and rise of geography as a distinctive discipline in the United States. Exhaustively researched and documented, Geoffrey J. Martin presents this history with unprecedented detail and context, which will enable readers to understand the issues involved and those scientists and leaders who originated, developed, defended and promoted them. Integral with the rise of the United States as...
More DescriptionAmerican Geographers and Geography: Toward Geographic Science is the authoritative study on the origin and rise of geography as a distinctive discipline in the United States. Exhaustively researched and documented, Geoffrey J. Martin presents this history with unprecedented detail and context, which will enable readers to understand the issues involved and those scientists and leaders who originated, developed, defended and promoted them. Integral with the rise of the United States as the dominant power globally, American geography comes into its own.