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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Richard R. RandallPublisher: Scarecrow Press Imprint: Scarecrow Press Dimensions: Width: 15.90cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.60cm Weight: 0.435kg ISBN: 9780810839069ISBN 10: 0810839067 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 28 February 2001 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsWritten by a geographer who was executive secretary of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN) for 20 years, this book serves as a useful introduction to naming conventions, sources, and disputes. C&Rl News Richard Randall has written a very valuable and readable review about international toponymy...It is a worthy addition to both public libraries and personal book collections with an emphasis on place name study...Randall's Place Names deserves much praise, and the nation that leads the world in names programs has reason to be justly proud of his sterling efforts in producing it. Names, A Journal Of Onomastics Randall not only has impeccable credentials to address this subject but draws upon a wealth of experience...as a bonus, he concludes the volume with amusing chapters listing 'names in dispute' and 'unusual and unacceptable names'...Place Names is a useful and interesting book. Foreign Service Journal Written by a geographer who was executive secretary of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN) for 20 years, this book serves as a useful introduction to naming conventions, sources, and disputes. C&Rl News Richard Randall has written a very valuable and readable review about international toponymy...It is a worthy addition to both public libraries and personal book collections with an emphasis on place name study...Randall's Place Names deserves much praise, and the nation that leads the world in names programs has reason to be justly proud of his sterling efforts in producing it. Names: A Journal Of Onomastics Randall not only has impeccable credentials to address this subject but draws upon a wealth of experience...as a bonus, he concludes the volume with amusing chapters listing 'names in dispute' and 'unusual and unacceptable names'...Place Names is a useful and interesting book. Foreign Service Journal Author InformationRichard R. Randall retired from his position as Executive Secretary of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names in 1993, after holding the position for twenty years. His interest in geography and place names stems to a significant degree from his middle name, Rainier; he is related to Admiral Peter Rainier, for whom Mt. Rainier was named. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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