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Title Geography in the twentieth century : a study of growth, fields, techniques, aims, and trends / edited by Griffith Taylor ; with chapters by ... Kenneth Hare ... [and others].

Publication Info. New York : Philosophical Library, 1957.

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 Moore Stacks  G99.T3 1957    Available  ---
Edition 3d ed., enl.
Description xi, 674 pages : illustrations, maps (1 folded) ; 22 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Part I. Evolution of Geography and Its Philosophical Basis -- I. Introduction: The Scope of the Volume / Griffith Taylor -- II. Geography in the Nineteenth Century / G. Tatham -- III. The French School of Geography / R.J. Harrison Church -- IV. The German School of Geography / S.van Valkenburg -- V. The West Slav Geographers / J.Kral and J. Kondracki -- VI. Environmentalism and Possibilism / G. Tatham -- Part II. The Environment as a Factor -- VII. The Progress of Geomorphology / S.W.Wooldridge -- VIII. Geographical Aspects of Meteorology / F.K.Hare -- IX. Climatic Influences / Stephen S. Visher -- X. Soils and Their Geographical Significance / D.F.Putnam -- XI. Settlement by the Modern Pioneer / Isaiah Bowman -- XII. Geography and Arctic Lands / A.L.Washburn -- XIII. Exploration of Antarctica / Griffith Taylor -- XIV. Geography and the Tropics / Karl J. Pelzer -- XV. Geography and Regionalism / E.W.Gibert -- XVI. Land Use Surveys with Special Reference to Britain / L.Dudley Stamp -- Part III. Special Fields of Geography -- XVII. Geogrraphy is A Practical Subject / D.F.Putnam -- XVIII. Geography and Empire / Charles B. Fawcett -- XIX. Racial Geography / Griffith Taylor -- XX. The Sociological Aspects of Geography / J.W.Waston -- XXI. Urban Geography / Griffith Taylor -- XXII. Geography and Aviation / Ellsworth Huntingdon -- XXIII. The Field of the Geographical Society / J.K.Wright -- XXIV. Geography in Practice in the Federal Government, Washington / John K. Rose -- XXV. Geopolitics and Geopacifics / Griffith Taylor -- XXVI. Cartography / W.W.Williams -- XXVII. The Geographical Interpretation of Air Photography / F. Walker -- XXVIII. The Relations of Geography and History / H.C.Darby -- XXIX. A Concise Glossary of Geographical Terms / Griffith Taylor
Subject Geography.
Geography.
Geography -- History.
History.
Added Author Taylor, Thomas Griffith, 1880-1963.