What is Geography?

by Alastair Bonnett

This text offers readers a short and highly accessible account of the ideas and concepts constituting geography. Drawing out the key themes that define the subject, What is Geography? demonstrates how and why these themes - like environment and geopolitics- are of fundamental importance.



Including discussion of both the human and the natural realms, the text looks at key themes like environment, space, and place - as well as geography's methods and the history of the discipline.



Introductory but not simplified, What is Geography? will provide students with the ability to understand the history and context of the subject without any prior knowledge.
Intended Audience: Designed as a key transitional text for students entering undergraduate courses, this book will be of interest to all readers interested in and intrigued by the "geographical imagination."

Genres: Geography

168 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Alastair Bonnett is a professor of social geography at Newcastle University. He is the author of several books, including What Is Geography?, How to Argue, Left in the Past, and The Idea of the West. He has also contributed to history and current affairs magazines on a wide variety of topics.

Reviews

[LPR · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice little overview of what constitutes geography.

[Felix · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is a good introduction to the subject