Introducing social geographies

Rachel Pain

Arnold, 2001 - Social Science - 308 pages

`Introducing Social Geographies' is a major new text offering a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to this important area of human geography. It presents a broad overview of social geography, clearly outlining the key theoretical and political positions, and making extensive use of examples to show how these frameworks can be used to analyse real social issues.



The book is ideal for undergraduates first encountering social geography and includes topic overviews, summaries of key points, critiques, boxed case studies and suggestions for further reading.

About the author

Rachel Pain is Deputy Head of the Department of Geography, Durham University, UK.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Introducing social geographies; A Hodder Arnold Publication; An Arnold Publication Series
• Editor: Rachel Pain
• Contributor: Rachel Pain
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Arnold, 2001
• ISBN: 0340720069, 9780340720066
• Length: 308 pages
• Subjects: Social Science / Human Geography