Lawrence D. Berg is Professor of Critical Geography at the University of British Columbia in Canada. His research focuses on neoliberalism and the cultural politics of academic knowledge production He is co-founder of ACME: An International Journal for Critical Geographies.

Ulrich Best is based at a federal research institute in Germany, where he works on labour conditions and workers' health and safety. He has published on borders, migration, urban exclusion and racism and on the history of critical geography in Germany.

Mary Gilmartin is a Professor in the Department of Geography at Maynooth University, Ireland. Her research focusses on contemporary migration and mobilities.

Henrik Gutzon Larsen teaches Human Geography at Lund University. His research addresses urban geography and housing, political geography and history of geographical thought.

This book explores the multiple histories of critical geography as it developed in 14 different locations around the globe, whilst bringing together a range of approaches in critical geography.

1. Introduction: Placing Critical Geographies. 2. The Evolution of Palestinian Critical Geography in Palestine and Beyond. 3. Social Change and the (Re)radicalization of Geography in South Africa. 4. USA and Anglo-Canada. 5. Latin American Critical Geographies. 6. Critical Geographies in Japan: A Diverse History of Critical Inquiry. 7. Chinese Critical Geography: a Non-dualistic, Co-relativity informed Spatial Story. 8. Francophone Critical Geography. 9. Better Late than Never? Critical Geography in German-speaking Countries. 10. Presence and Absence: Ireland and Critical Geographies. 11. Italian Critical Geographies: a Historical Perspective. 12. Moments of Renewal: Critical Conversions of Nordic samhällsgeografi. 13. Critical Approaches and the Practice of Geography in Spain. 14. The United Kingdom. 15. Placing Critical Geographies: Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.