Historical geography and textual interpretation: an idealistic approach

Historical geography is concerned with human interaction on the environment. In order to understand this process, the historical geographer must, according to the idealistic approach, rethink the thoughts underlying past actions while focusing on their geographical importance. Two examples are used...

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Main Author: Burger, J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 1996
In: Old Testament essays
Year: 1996, Volume: 9, Issue: 2, Pages: 191-203
Further subjects:B Illustrations
B Historical geography
B Rethinking process
B Interaction in history
B Historical experience
B Textual interpretation
B Human decision and evironment
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Summary:Historical geography is concerned with human interaction on the environment. In order to understand this process, the historical geographer must, according to the idealistic approach, rethink the thoughts underlying past actions while focusing on their geographical importance. Two examples are used to illustrate this process: The sphere of human influence on the environment, and the influence of the environment on human activity.
ISSN:2312-3621
Contains:Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
Persistent identifiers:HDL: 10520/AJA10109919_643