Encyclopedia Of Human Geography

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With more than 300 entries written by an international team of leading authorities in the field, the Encyclopedia of Human Geography offers a comprehensive overview of the major ideas, concepts, terms, and approaches that characterize a notoriously diverse field. This multidisciplinary volume provides cross-cultural coverage of human geography as it is understood in the contemporary world and takes into account the enormous conceptual changes that have evolved since the 1970s, including a variety of social constructivist approaches.

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Encyclopedia of HUMAN GEOGRAPHY Edited by Barney Warf Florida State University Copyright © 2006 by SAGE Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. For information: SAGE Publications, Inc. 2455 Teller Road Thousand Oaks, California 91320 E-mail: [email protected] SAGE Publications Ltd. 1 Oliver’s Yard 55 City Road London EC1Y 1SP United Kingdom SAGE Publications India Pvt. Ltd. B-42, Panchsheel Enclave Post Box 4109 New Delhi 110 017 India Printed in the United States of America. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Encyclopedia of human geography / editor, Barney Warf. p. cm. “A SAGE reference publication.” Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7619-8858-0 (alk. paper : cloth) 1. Human geography—Encyclopedias. I. Warf, Barney, 1956GF4.E54 2006 304.203—dc22 2005036239 This book is printed on acid-free paper. 06 07 08 09 10 11 9 Publisher: Acquisitio