Essays by fourteen influential geographers provide timely examples of practical geographical scholarship and a useful antidote to "ivory tower" theories.
Peter Gould was the Evan Pugh Professor of Geography at Penn State University. His works have appeared in Harper's, Atlantic Monthly, Time, and Playboy Forrest R. Pitts is professor emeritus of the University of Hawaii
Illustrations
vii
Acknowledgments
ix
Introduction
xi
Clara Voce Cognito
1
(26)
Brian J. L. Berry
A Journey of Discovery
27
(25)
John R. Borchert
Center, Periphery, and Back
52
(29)
Karl W. Butzer
A Random Walk in Terra Incognita
81
(18)
Leslie Curry
Lessons from the Design of a Life
99
(25)
William L. Garrison
You Don't Have to Have Sight to Have Vision
124
(25)
Reginald G. Golledge
Memories and Desires
149
(40)
David Harvey
The Life of Learning
189
(22)
Donald Meinig
Pausing for Breath
211
(26)
Richard Morrill
Glimpses
237
(32)
Gunnar Olsson
Sliding Sideways into Geography
269
(24)
Forrest R. Pitts
Ma Vie
293
(30)
Waldo Tobler
A Life of Learning
323
(18)
Yi-Fu Tuan
Autobiographical Essay
341
(24)
Gilbert F. White
Index
365
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