This volume provides an up-to-date, authoritative synthesis of thediscipline of human geography. Unparalleled in scope, the companionoffers an indispensable overview to the field, representing bothhistorical and contemporary perspectives.
* Edited and written by the world's leading authorities in thediscipline
* Divided into three major sections: Foundations (the history ofhuman geography from Ancient Greece to the late nineteenthcentury); The Classics (the roots of modern human geography);Contemporary Approaches (current issues and themes in humangeography)
* Each contemporary issue is examined by two contributorsoffering distinctive perspectives on the same theme