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Title: Geography - History and Concepts : A Student's Guide by Arild Holt-Jensen ISBN: 0-7619-6180-1 Publisher: Sage Publications Pub. Date: 17 May, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $34.95

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Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)

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Summary: A model text
Comment: This book is now out in a third edition (SAGE Publications, 1999). It is a book about geography, but I review it as a model on how an author in one of the (social) sciences can analyze his discipline in a philosophical way. ------ The book presents different philosophical positions such as positivism, marxism, structuralism, realism and poststructuralism in a clear way and describes how such positions have influenced the development of geography. In my opinion such philosophical analysis of (social) sciences are rare, but extremely important. I whish I knew of similar qualified books in all other domains. Such books shows that sciences are built on assumptions, that can be questioned and they help developing critical thinking.

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