Overview
English Geographies presents a set of seven interlinked inquiries into the ways in which geographical variations in the material conditions of existence and their representation in maps, poetry, and prose need to be incorporated into our understanding of the patterns of English history. The essays range widely, treating subjects as diverse as criminality in Oxfordshire, the birth of the preservation movement in Epping Forest, and Shakespeares representation of forest cultures, but they are unified by two underlying beliefs: in the centrality of geographical variation to the understanding of history, and in the need to ground such inquiry in rigorous empirical work. These beliefs spring from a shared scholarly kinship amongst the contributors to the career and work of Jack Langton, to whom these essays are dedicated on the occasion of his retirement. Providing new angles on key topics in English history, these essays will be essential reading for a wide range of scholars of English social, economic, and cultural history, and will offer undergraduate and graduate students of geography a convincing alternative to some of the more esoteric and ephemeral works of cultural geography.
Full Product Details
Author: Robert J. Mayhew ,
Elizabeth Baigent ,
Robert Mayhew
Publisher: St John's College Research Centre
Imprint: St John's College Research Centre
Dimensions:
Width: 20.80cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 26.40cm
Weight: 0.590kg
ISBN: 9780954497569
ISBN 10: 0954497562
Pages: 145
Publication Date: 26 June 2009
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product
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Reviews
Quite apart from the ways in which the authors honour their mentor - by being at home in record offices, by synthesising theory and material evidence, in thinking geographically about the changing nature of regional identity in historical context - the essays are each substantive well-written studies. Together, they present an informed and cogent view of aspects of Englands geographical transformation.' -- Charles Withers Environment and History, vol 16. No. 3 This is a well produced volume, with a wealth of fascinating material which should provoke other scholars and stimulate further comparative research.' -- Brian Short H-List, 2009 This attractive book, which is produced to the highest standard and is excellent value at GBP25, demonstrates the real and important overlap between historical geography and local history.' -- Alan Crosby The Local Historian, vol 40. No. 3 It is a welcome, engaging, and erudite contribution to scholarship and historical geography.' -- Charles Watkins Journal of Historical Geography, Vol. 36, 2010
It is a welcome, engaging, and erudite contribution to scholarship and historical geography.'--Charles Watkins Journal of Historical Geography, vol 36 (01/01/2010)
Author Information
Robert Mayhew is professor of philosophy at Seton Hall University. His most recent work on Ayn Rand is an annotated edition of her previously unpublished play The Unconquered.
