ISBN:
9781119845492
,
9781119845508
Language:
English
Pages:
XVI, 320 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
Series Statement:
RGS-IBG book series
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Yeung, Henry Wai-Chung, 1968 - Theory and explanation in geography
DDC:
304.2/01
Keywords:
Human geography Philosophy
;
Human geography Methodology
;
Anthropogeografie
Abstract:
"A thought-provoking resource detailing why causal theory is useful in geographical enquiry and how it can be developed through mechanism-based thinking. Includes a multitude of approaches and concepts in human geography today, covering important caveats, key considerations, and a synthetic approach Details contemporary geographical thought, covering theory in Marxism, poststructuralism and post-phenomenology/posthumanism, and feminism and postcolonialism Explores relationality and relational thought in contemporary human geography, plus moving towards a relational theory for the 2020s and beyond Discusses mechanism and process in causal explanation, covering causal theory and actors, neoliberalization, and the process-mechanism distinction of neoliberalism Essential reading for academics, geographers, and scholars seeking unique perspective on an important facet of the field"--
Note:
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 269-312
