Cultural Geography

Specifically focussing on Canada’s rapidly changing society, this book examines the place-health-diversity intersection in this national context. Health geographers are well positioned to offer a valuable contribution to diversity-focussed research because place is inextricably linked to differentia..

There is growing concern in many places about how to balance the use of ethnicity as a tourist attraction with the protection of minority cultures and the promotion of ethnic pride. Despite the fact that a substantial literature is devoted to the impacts of ethnic tourism, little research has been d..

There is growing concern in many places about how to balance the use of ethnicity as a tourist attraction with the protection of minority cultures and the promotion of ethnic pride. Despite the fact that a substantial literature is devoted to the impacts of ethnic tourism, little research has been d..

This book explores the evolving political role of street art in Latin America. It examines the use, re-configuration and re-appropriation of public spaces through graffiti, muralism and street performance, drawing on empirical work undertaken in across three Latin American countries and the Caribbea..

Representing a diverse array of health concerns ranging across chronic and infectious diseases and including research employing varied qualitative and quantitative methodologies, this book illustrates how geographic concepts and approaches have informed the design and planning of interventions and t..

Health geographers are increasingly turning to a diverse range of interpretative methodologies to explore the complexities of health, illness, space and place. This book sets out the host of creative qualitative methods used to explore the psychosocial experiences of individuals, including in-depth ..

Presenting America's World presents a critical analysis of the world portrayed by National Geographic magazine, from the nineteenth century through to 1945. Tamar Y. Rothenberg also examines the magazine’s own institutional world - the writers, photographers and editors who made National Geographic ..

Presenting America's World presents a critical analysis of the world portrayed by National Geographic magazine, from the nineteenth century through to 1945. Tamar Y. Rothenberg also examines the magazine’s own institutional world - the writers, photographers and editors who made National Geographic ..

By tracing Rothenburg's historical development as a place of national importance, this book examines the cultural politics of historical preservation and tourism in general. It shows how Germany, as well as the rest of Europe and North America, used romanticized historical landscapes to further nati..

Primary Health Care: People, Practice, Place draws together significant contributions from established experts across a variety of disciplines to focus on changes in practices, technologies, and the changing nature of societies and populations. With arguments well-supported by empirical research, th..

Primary Health Care: People, Practice, Place draws together significant contributions from established experts across a variety of disciplines to focus on changes in practices, technologies, and the changing nature of societies and populations. With arguments well-supported by empirical research, th..

Psychoanalytic Geographies is a unique, path-breaking volume and a core text for anyone seeking to grasp how psychoanalysis helps us understand fundamental geographical questions, and how geographical understandings can offer new ways of thinking psychoanalytically. Elaborating on a variety of psych..