Geography: Discipline, Profession and Subject since 1870
Subtitle: An International Survey (GeoJournal Library)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: December 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9781402000195
Subjects: Geography; History of science; 20th century; c 1800 to c 1900; Science; Geography (General); Science/Mathematics; Earth Sciences - Geography; History; Science / Geography; Science : History; Social Science / Reference
First sentence: "Pro-fesh-yon-al-i-zay-shun ... pro-fesh-yon-al-i-ZAY-shun! ... I do not think I like that word ... I am quite certain I do not like that word!," said A. F. Martin of Oxford University in 1980 when I mentioned to him that I was making a study of the professionalization of geography in Europe and North America from about 1870 to 1930.