Place, Culture and Identity: Essays in Historical Geography in Honour of Alan R.H. Baker

by Alan R.H. Baker (Editor)

Alan R.H. Baker, of the Geography Department of the University of Cambridge, has played a leading role in the development of historical geography. This book, which features twelve specially commissioned essays, recognizes his highly influential and innovative contributions. The contributors address the following methodology and ideology in historical geography; historical geographies of state regulation and political discourse; the social and cultural use of public and private space; and the interpretation of images of place in relation to cultural and national identity.

364 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2002