Toward Spatial Humanities: Historical GIS and Spatial History

Book Overview

The application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to issues in history is among the most exciting developments in both digital and spatial humanities. Describing a wide variety of applications, the essays in this volume highlight the methodological and substantive implications of a spatial approach to history. They illustrate how the use of GIS is changing our understanding of the geographies of the past and has become the basis for new ways...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253011868
• ISBN13: 9780253011862
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Indiana University Press (Ips)
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher