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Book SynopsisGeographers: Biobibliographical Studies, Volume 37 explores the concept of distinction in geography. Through the lives of six geographers working in Brazil, North America, Europe and Réunion, it investigates what distinction consists of, how we identify and celebrate it and how it relates to quotidian practices in the discipline.The volume highlights the continuing importance of biography and the International Geographical Union in recording and assessing distinction. It also considers the relevance of personal networks for the circulation and translation of distinguished geographical knowledge, and how this knowledge can underpin applied projects and critical appraisal of geographical scholarship, both at a national and sub-national level. Gendered notions of distinction are also addressed, particularly through June Sheppard, who found limited recognition for her work as a result of gendered expectations within the discipline and society at large.By reflecting on how we locate
Trade ReviewGeographers: Biobibliographical Studies, Volume 37 will be most helpful to geographers interested in the history of their own field and subfields. But beyond their use to this specialized audience, the book’s essays demonstrate the many forms a scholarly life can take and different ways of making meaningful contributions to the profession. * Isis Journal *
Table of ContentsList of Contributors 1. Introduction: How are Distinguished Geographers Created and Identified? -
Elizabeth Baigent (University of Oxford, UK) and
André Reyes Novaes (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) 2. Anne Buttimer (1938-2017) -
Federico Ferreti and Alun Jones (both of University College Dublin, Ireland) 3. Milton de Almeida Santos (1926-2001)
- Pedro de Almeida Vasconcelos (Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil) 4. Stanley Gregory (1926-2016) -
Ron Johnston (University of Bristol, UK) 5. Paul Veyret (1912-1988) and Germaine Veyret-Verner (1913-1973) -
Hugh Clout (University College London, UK) 6. Jean Defos du Rau (1914-1994) -
Christian Germanaz (University of La Réunion, Réunion) 7. June Alice Sheppard (1928-2016) -
Robin Alan Butlin (University of Leeds, UK) Index
