Remaking Human Geography (RLE Social & Cultural Geography) [Paperback]

This book highlights the increasingly important contribution of geographical theory to the understanding of social change, values, economic & political organization and ethical imperatives. As a cohesive collection of chapters from well-known geographers in Britain and North America, it reflects the aims of the contributors in striving to bridge the gap between the historical-materialist and humanist interpretations of human geography. The book deals with both the contemporary issues outlined above and the situation in which they emerge: industrial restructuring, planning, womens issues, social and cultural practices and the landscape as context for social action.

Introduction: Humanism and Historical Materialism in Contemporary Social Geography Audrey Kobayashi& Suzanne MackenziePart 1: Issues1. The Social and Economic Imperatives of Restructuring: A Geographic Perspective John Bradbury2. Restructuring the Relations of Work and Life: Women as Environmental Actors, Feminism as Geographic Analysis Suzanne Mackenzie3. Theory, Hypothesis, Explanation and Action: The Example of Urban Planning Jeanne M. Wolfe4. Synthesis in Human Geography: A Demonstration of Historical Materialism Richard HarrisPart 2: Methods5. Quantitative Techniques and Humanistic-historical Materialist Perspectives Geraldine Pratt6. Theory and Measurement in Historical Materialism Simon Foot,David Rigby & Michael Webber7. Structure and Agency in Economic Geography and Theories of Economic Value Trevor Barnes8. Responsive Methods, Geographical Imagination and the Study of Landscapes Edward Relph9. A Critique of Dialectical Landscape Audrey KobayashiPart 3: Directions10. Historical Considerations of Humanism, Historical Materialism andlCt