GEOGRAPHICAL THOUGHT

Paper Code: 
GEO-501
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This paper is an attempt towards making the student aware of the various fields of Geography like, Thought, Agriculture, Industrial, Urban and Transport.

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History of Geographic Thought

The nature of Geography is the early classical period with reference to the works of Horodotus, Eratosthenes, Strabo and Ptolemy.

 

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Early Medieval Geography. The Revival of Geography from the 16th to the early 19th century. The works of Varenius. Humboldt and Ritter.

 

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The nature of Geographical Thought in the second half of 19th century. The Dualism in Geography.

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The Works of Peschel and W.M. Davis, Retzel, Semple Richtnofen, Hetter, Herbertson and Saur.

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                                                                                                           Quantitative revolution, Positivism, Behavioral Geography, Radical Geography, Humanism, Social and Cultural Geography: Definition, Nature and scope.

Essential Readings: 
  1. Bowman, Isabian : Geography in Relation to the Social Science New York ; 1934.
  2. Dickson, R.E. : Making of Geography, London.
  3. Hartshorne, Richard : Perpesctive on the Nature of Geography,John Murry, London.
  4. Hartshorne, Richard : The Nature of Geography (Annals of American Geographers 1939-1947).
  5. Jones, Clarence F.(Ed.) : Inventory and Prospects, Syracause,1945.
  6. Jones, Prestone E. : American Geography.
  7. Mackinder, Halford, J. : On the scope and Method of Geography. Proceedings of the Royal GeographicalSociety, 1887.
  8. Singh, R.L. (Ed.) : India A Regional Studies, Published for the 21st Intenational Geogrphical Congress held New Delhi, 1968.
  9. Singh, R.L. (ed.)India A Regional Geography. National Geography. National Geographical Society of India, Varanasi, 1971.
  10. Spate, O.H.K. and Learmonth, A.T.A. - India and Pakistan, Land, People and Economy, Methuen & Co. London, 1967.
  11. Srivastava, M.A. - Trade of India, S. Chand & Co. Delhi, 1967.
  12. Taylor, Grffith (Ed.) : Geography in the Twenieth Century,New York,1951.
  13. Wadia, Mahar and Wadia, D.N. - Minerals of India, National Book Trust, New Delhi, 1966.
  14. Wadia,D.N. - Geology of India, MacMilan & Co. London, 1967.
  15. Wolldridge, S.W. : Geography as a Scientist.
  16. Wooldrige, S.W. and W.G. East : Spirit and Purpose of Geography.
Academic Year: 
2017-2018