Historical geography has been a major area of activity in recent years. Much of the recent work and research findings have been extremely valuable to historians and archaeologists and as background to the study of contemporary geography. This reissue, first published in 1987, presents an overview of contemporary developments in all the major branches of the discipline. As such it provides a valuable introduction to the subject, a review of the latest state of the art and a pointer to future research directions.

INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1 Chapter One THEORY AND METHODOLOGY IN HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY, R.A.Butlin; Chapter 2 Chapter Two DATA SOURCES IN HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY, J.D.Hamshere; Chapter 3 Chapter Three THE DARK AGES, G.Whittington; Chapter 4 Chapter Four MEDIEVAL ECONOMY AND SOCIETY, I.D.Whyte; Chapter 5 Chapter Five AGRICULTURE AND RURAL SOCIETY, J.R.Walton; Chapter 6 Chapter Six THE HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY OF INDUSTRIAL CHANGE, C.G.Pooley; Chapter 7 Chapter Seven PEOPLE AND HOUSING IN INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY, R.Dennis; Chapter 8 Chapter Eight HISTORICAL DEMOGRAPHY, P.E.Ogden; Chapter 9 Chapter Nine URBAN MORPHOLOGY, J.W.R.Whitehand; Chapter 10 Chapter Ten RURAL SETTLEMENT, B.K.Roberts; NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS INDEX;