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Book SynopsisGeographers: Biobibliographical Studies, Volume 35 includes seven essays discussing the contribution made to geography by eleven geographers. The subjects include: three British figures, Francis Rennell Rodd (1895-1978) expert on the Sahara; David Harris (1930-2013), a geographer with archaeological interests; and William Gordon East, historical geographer (1902-1998); a Spanish urban scholar, Enric Martin (1928-2012); Mauricio de Almeida Abreu (1948-2011), a Brazilian urban and historical geographer; and two essays on French geographers, one on Jacques Levainville (1869-1932), the other an innovative prosopographical essay on five French authors involved in the monumental Vidalian
Geographie Universelle of the early 20th century. In these studies, geography''s international dimensions are illuminated and the subject''s vibrant history shown to be the result of committed endeavours in the field, in the classroom and in print.
Table of ContentsIntroduction (
Hayden Lorimer, University of Glasgow, UK and Charles W. J. Withers, University of Edinburgh, UK) 1. Francis Rodd, Lord Rennell (1895–1978) (
Philip Boobbyer, University of Kent, UK) 2. David Russell Harris (1930–2013) (
Hugh Clout, University College London, UK) 3. The Vidalian
Geographie Universelle: Five Authors on the Fringes of the French University World – Yves Chataigneau (1891–1969), Pierre Denis (1883–1951), Fernand Grenard (1866–1942), Fernand Maurette (1878–1937), and Paul Privat-Deschanel (1867–1942) (
Hugh Clout, University College London, UK) 4. Enric Lluch i Martin (1928–2012) (
Abel Albet, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain) 5. William Gordon East (1902–1998) (
Hugh Clout, University College London, UK) 6. Mauricio de Almeida Abreu (1948–2011) (
Pedro de Almeida Vasconcelos, Catholic University of Salvador, Brazil) 7. Jacques Levainville (1869–1932) (
Hugh Clout, University College London, UK) Bibliography Index
