Humanistic geography now has an established position in the intellectual development of contemporary geography. However there has so far been little attempt to draw together the humanistic approach in one broad statement. This book by the leading figures in the field provides a platform for the exposition of humanistic geography in all its aspects.
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Chapter 1 Introduction: Contexts of Modern Humanism in Geography |
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PART ONE EPISTEMOLOGICAL ORIENTATIONS |
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19 | (3) |
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Chapter 2 Existentialism and Human Geography |
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22 | (19) |
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Chapter 3 Social Geography and Social Action |
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41 | (17) |
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Chapter 4 Charism and Context: The Challenge of La Geographie Humaine |
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58 | (19) |
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Chapter 5 The Vidal-Durkheim Debate |
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77 | (14) |
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Chapter 6 Towards a Humanized Conception of Economic Geography |
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91 | (18) |
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Chapter 7 Of Ambiguity or Far Cries from a Memorializing Mamafesta |
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109 | (12) |
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PART TWO METHODOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS |
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121 | (2) |
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Chapter 8 The Historical Mind and the Practice of Geography |
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123 | (15) |
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Chapter 9 Understanding the Subjective Meaning of Places |
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138 | (17) |
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Chapter 10 The Landscape Indicators School in German Geography |
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155 | (18) |
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Chapter 11 Reflections on Experiential Field Work |
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173 | (21) |
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Chapter 12 Literature and Geography: Implications for Geographical Research |
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194 | (13) |
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Chapter 13 Introducing the Cartography of Reality |
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207 | (14) |
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PART THREE SOME RESEARCH DIRECTIONS |
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221 | (3) |
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Chapter 14 The Concepts of "Place" and "Land" in the Judaeo-Christian Tradition |
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224 | (14) |
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Chapter 15 Goethe's Approach to the Natural World: Implications for Environmental Theory and Education |
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238 | (13) |
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Chapter 16 The Structuring of Space in Place Names and Words for Place |
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251 | (18) |
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Chapter 17 The Social Construction of Unreality: An Interactionist Approach to the Tourist's Cognition of Environment |
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269 | (14) |
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Chapter 18 Individual and Landscape: Thoughts on China and the Tao of Mao |
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283 | (14) |
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Chapter 19 Knowing One's Place: "The Coloured People" and the Group Areas Act in Cape Town |
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297 | (22) |
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Chapter 20 The Urban Community Movement: Moving Toward Public Households |
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