pt. 1. Geography's fall -- pt. 2. Reaction and continuity -- pt. 3. Innovation on the margins
Summary
At the end of the eighteenth century, French geographers faced a crisis. Though they had previously been ranked among the most highly regarded scientists in Europe, they suddenly found themselves directionless and disrespected because they were unable to adapt their descriptive focus easily to the new emphasis on theory and explanation sweeping through other disciplines. Anne Godlewska examines this crisis, the often conservative reactions of geographers to it, and the work of researchers at the margins of the field who helped chart its future course. She tells her story partly thr
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-432) and index
