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Overview
Peter Gould, a prominent, award-winning geographer who admits to having a low threshold for boredom, offers a collection of essays that reflect his eclectic research and provocative thinking. The topics range widely and include the diffusion of AIDS, mental maps, development themes in Africa, postmodernism, and the practices of teaching and writing. Becoming a Geographer expands on Gould's influential ideas and contributions to the field. His thoughts are especially valuable for what geography offers the world of learning and its capacity to help resolve urgent problems of the day.Synopsis
Peter Gould, a prominent, award-winning geographer who admits to having a low threshold for boredom, offers a collection of essays that reflect his eclectic research and provocative thinking. The topics range widely and include the diffusion of AIDS, mental maps, development themes in Africa, postmodernism, and the practices of teaching and writing. Becoming a Geographer expands on Gould's influential ideas and contributions to the field. His thoughts are especially valuable for what geography offers the world of learning and its capacity to help resolve urgent problems of the day.
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A collection of essays that reflect Gould's (geography, Penn State U.) eclectic research and interests. Topics range from the diffusion of AIDS, mental maps, and development themes in Africa to postmodernism, and the practices of teaching and writing . The author situates geography in a wider social context including the quantitative and mathematical revolution of the 1960s and 1970s. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)