Key Thinkers on Space and Place
The best encyclopaedic tool for human geographers since theDictionary of Human Geography. It is hugely useful for students who want an easy way to access the roots of the major themes and debates in contemporary geographyStuart AitkenSan Diego State UniversitySpace is now at the forefront of the social sciences and humanities. This compendium sets out the twists and turns of the thinkers who brought us to this place.  In doing so, it sets out an effervescent intellectual landscape.  InvaluableProfessor Nigel ThriftVice-Chancellor, University of WarwickA most welcome and expanded version of the originalKey Thinkers, this work more than any other guides readers through the complex theoretical landscape of space and place. An outstanding volume that articulates, through analyses of the visionary writings of some of the most important theorists in and beyond geography, the migrations of thought produced around our most important objects of analysis. The contributors excel in this effortProfessor John-Paul Jones IIIUniversity of Arizona, USAThe second edition ofKey Thinkers on Space and Placesharpens and refines its project. Written in highly accessible language, the book will be a dependable source of inspiration and reflection to anyone with an interest in space and place as knowledge categoriesProfessor Richard Le HeronUniversity of Auckland, New ZealandThis is a helpfully updated version of an already well-researched and accessibly written text.  As with the first edition, this version is invaluable for anyone seeking to understand the life and work of key thinkers who have shaped the "spatial turn" in the social sciences.  It recognizes the contributions of those from all the major intellectual traditions from positivism to post-structuralism, and from a variety of disciplines, from geographers, anthropologists, economists, philosophers and more.  And it consciously acknowledges intellectual traditions beyond the Anglo-American academyLily KongProfessor of Geography, National University of SingaporeAn accessible, authoritative and comprehensive introduction to the individuals who have shaped contemporary geographical thought. The book covers an impressive and thought-provoking selection of thinkers and writers, representing a variety of traditions and approaches. Each of the sixty-six entries provides a lively summary of the subject's life and work, and an expert critical analysis of their contribution to spatial theory. Key Thinkers on Space and Place is an invaluable reference resource for students of Human Geography and anyone interested in the development of spatial theoryProfessor Michael WoodsAberyswyth University