People and place : the extraordinary geographies of everyday life
Lewis Holloway (Author), Phil Hubbard
An innovative introduction to Human Geography, exploring different ways of studying the relationships between people and place, and putting people at the centre of human geography. The book covers behavioural, humanistic and cultural traditions, showing how these can lead to a nuanced understanding of how we relate to our surroundings on a day-to-day basis. The authors also explore how human geography is currently influenced by 'postmodern' ideas stressing difference and diversity. While taking the importance of these different approaches seriously as ways of thinking about the role of place
1 online resource (296 pages) : illustrations
9781315838694, 9780582382121, 9781317877639, 9781317877646, 9781317877622, 9781138836679, 1315838699, 0582382122, 1317877632, 1317877640, 1317877624, 1138836672
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Ch. 1. Arrivals
ch. 2. Everyday places, ordinary lives
ch. 3. Knowing place
ch. 4. A sense of place
ch. 5. Disturbing place
ch. 6. Imagining places
ch. 7. Representing place
ch. 8. Place and power
ch. 9. Struggles for place
ch. 10. Departures