"The Dead Don't Answer Questionnaires": Researching and Writing Historical Geography.

Baker, Alan R. H.

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ERIC Number: EJ554693

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Publication Date: 1997

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"The Dead Don't Answer Questionnaires": Researching and Writing Historical Geography.

Baker, Alan R. H.

Journal of Geography in Higher Education, v21 n2 p231-43 Jul 1997

Considers problems encountered in researching and writing historical geography (geography focused on some particular time or period in the past). Examines research topics and discusses the problems associated with making geographical interpretations from historical sources. Recommends a continuing dialog between historical and contemporary geographers. (MJP)

Descriptors: Area Studies, Educational Development, Foreign Countries, Geography, Higher Education, Historiography, History, Intellectual Disciplines, Interdisciplinary Approach, Primary Sources, Research Needs, Research Opportunities, Research Problems, Social Science Research

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom

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