This 1982 work conceives of historical geography as a field in its own right and as the foundation of a revitalized traditional, empirical human geography.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface; Introduction; 1. Inadequate concepts of history in historical geography; 2. Rational understanding; 3. Objections to the concept of rational understanding; 4. Historical geography as science; 5. Idealist historical geography: an example; 6. A concluding comment; Select bibliography of philosophical and methodological topics; Index.