Geography Ideology and Social Concern Author:Stoddart This book has two purposes. The first is to demonstrate that the history of geography is more than simply the chronological listing of the achievements of a few great scholars arrayed in national schools, and that both the ideas and the structure of the subject have developed in response to complex social, economic, ideological and intellectual ... more »stimuli. The second is to show that throughout its recent history geographers have not only been concerned with academic issues, but have also been deeply involved with matters of social concern. The sharpening of the historical method and the redefinition of its focus make possible a new understanding of the activities and endeavours of those who have called and who call themselves geographers.« less