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)
Other Authors: Taylor, Michael Thomas 1977- (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon Routledge 2019
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Online Access:Volltext
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
ISBN:9780429056383
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