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O trabalho do geógrafo no terceiro mundo
Em O Trabalho do Geógrafo no Terceiro Mundo, publicado originalmente em 1971 durante seu exílio na França, Milton Santos enfrentou três grandes desafios: o debate sobre a teoria da geografia; a relação entre a pesquisa geográfica e o planejamento territorial, questão colocada no Brasil, na França e em vários outros países naquele momento; e a possibilidade de uma geografia que melhor decifrasse os problemas do Terceiro Mundo. Percorreu vasta bibliografia, que incluiu os clássicos da ciência geográfica, aqueles teóricos preocupados com os rumos da ciência, e diversos teóricos das ciências afins, como a economia, sociologia e filosofia, procurando ampliar o debate, considerando que a geografia estava excessivamente fechada sobre si mesma, valorizando demais o empírico em detrimento da teoria. Milton Santos procurou aplicar sua crítica à geografia tradicional, às pesquisas aplicadas e ao conhecimento da nova realidade que são os países do Terceiro Mundo.
136 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1978
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Milton Santos
63 books73 followersMilton Santos was a Brazilian geographer.
Milton changed his world, by studying and teaching, onto an impressive path. He studied and he taught in Europe, America and Africa. He turned the painful exile that the military dictatorship imposed on him for thirteen years into benefits. Milton Santos wrote more than forty books in several languages; his work became a reference for all those who intend to understand in a critical way the current world. He was such an optimistic thinker, before anything else, that he got to distinguish the new from the innovative, concepts that he radically differentiated.
A serious and combative geographer, he didn't spare anyone of severe criticism -- politicians, intellectuals, department friends, and even the more faithful students. Gray hair appeared in his last years, but the professor would always appear in long-sleeve shirts and red tie, dressed with the same seriousness with which he worked with knowledge.
Some of his books include "Por Uma Geografia Nova" (1978) and "A Natureza do Espaço" (1996). His work "O Espaço Dividido" is considered a geography classic: in it Santos develops a theory on urban development in underdeveloped countries.
Milton Santos won the Vautrin Lud International Geography Prize, which is the highest award that can be gained in the field of geography. The award is modelled on the Nobel Prize, and it is considered and colloquially called the Nobel prize for geography.
Milton changed his world, by studying and teaching, onto an impressive path. He studied and he taught in Europe, America and Africa. He turned the painful exile that the military dictatorship imposed on him for thirteen years into benefits. Milton Santos wrote more than forty books in several languages; his work became a reference for all those who intend to understand in a critical way the current world. He was such an optimistic thinker, before anything else, that he got to distinguish the new from the innovative, concepts that he radically differentiated.
A serious and combative geographer, he didn't spare anyone of severe criticism -- politicians, intellectuals, department friends, and even the more faithful students. Gray hair appeared in his last years, but the professor would always appear in long-sleeve shirts and red tie, dressed with the same seriousness with which he worked with knowledge.
Some of his books include "Por Uma Geografia Nova" (1978) and "A Natureza do Espaço" (1996). His work "O Espaço Dividido" is considered a geography classic: in it Santos develops a theory on urban development in underdeveloped countries.
Milton Santos won the Vautrin Lud International Geography Prize, which is the highest award that can be gained in the field of geography. The award is modelled on the Nobel Prize, and it is considered and colloquially called the Nobel prize for geography.
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January 5, 2026Interessante como ponte entre o Milton que pesquisava empiricamente a Bahia, e o conhecido Milton da globalização. Nítida filiação à Escola Francesa de Geografia, ao mesmo tempo em que já desenvolve uma ruptura e expõe ideias próprias.
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