Place: A Short Introduction

by Tim Cresswell

Book Overview

This text introduces students of human geography to the fundamental concept of place, marrying everyday uses of the term with the complex theoretical debates that have grown up around it. A short introduction to one of the most fundamental concepts in human geography Marries everyday uses of the term "place" with the more complex theoretical debates that have grown up around it Makes the debates intelligible to students, using familiar stories as...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1405106727
• ISBN13: 9781405106726
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
• Length: 153 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Very Helpful

Cresswell's volume is one of the most helpful for those starting out with discussions of place. He deftly moves between the complexities, central figures, and history of place. Cresswell helpfully summarizes many of the arrayed arguments pointing to differences and similarities. Perhaps one of the most helpful components of the text is the Chapter 5 resources for further study of place including books, papers, journals, other approaches, as well as, student projects and exercises to grapple with concepts and practice of place.