History, space, and place /

"Spaces, too, have a history. And history always takes place in spaces. But what do historians mean when they use the word "spaces"? And how can spaces be historically investigated? Susanne Rau provides a survey of the history of Western concepts of space, opens up interdisciplinary a...

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Main Author: Rau, Susanne (Author)
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Other Authors: Taylor, Michael Thomas, 1977- (Translator)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & fFranics Group, 2019.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"Spaces, too, have a history. And history always takes place in spaces. But what do historians mean when they use the word "spaces"? And how can spaces be historically investigated? Susanne Rau provides a survey of the history of Western concepts of space, opens up interdisciplinary approaches to the phenomenon of space in fields ranging from physics and geography to philosophy and sociology, and explains how historical spatial analysis can be methodologically and conceptually conceived and carried out in practice. The case studies presented in the book come from the fields of urban history, the history of trade, and global history including the history of cartography, but its analysis is equally relevant to other fields of inquiry. This book offers the first comprehensive introduction to the theory and methodology of historical spatial analysis"--
Item Description:Translation of: Räume : Konzepte, Wahrnehmungen, Nutzungen.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780429056383
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