Companion Encyclopedia of Geography Author:Ian Douglas This is a completely revised edition of Routledge's very successful 1996 Companion Encyclopedia of Geography. As did the first, the second edition provides a comprehensive and integrated survey the discipline. The revised edition takes the theme of place and places as the unifying principal for a full account of the discipline at the begi... more »nning of the twenty-first century.
The work is comprised of substantial essays of c. 10,000 words. Both physical and social and cultural geography are thoroughly covered, as are the relations between the two. The Encyclopedia does full justice to the enormous growth of social and cultural geography in recent years. Many leading international academics have written for the work ensuring that differing traditions in geography around the world are given representation. In addition to references, essays also carry 'further reading' bibliographies. There is a full index.
As the first edition, the Companion Encyclopedia of Geography: From the Local to the Global provides a state-of-the-art survey of its discipline and will be a priority addition to the reference shelves of libraries supporting teaching and research in geography.« less