Area studies and geography: Trajectories and manifesto

Area studies and geography: Trajectories and manifesto

We introduce the following set of essays on reformatting the relationship between area studies and geography and reflect on our individual and collective negotiation of this relationship. This leads us to revisit some key area studies’ controversies and agendas, notably strategies for comparison. Dr...

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Veröffentlicht in:Environment and planning. D, Society & space Society & space, 2016-10, Vol.34 (5), p.777-790
Hauptverfasser: Sidaway, James D, Ho, Elaine LE, Rigg, Jonathan D, Woon, Chih Yuan
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Sprache:eng
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Biographies
Comparative analysis
Discipline
Geography
Interdisciplinary aspects
Social sciences
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Zusammenfassung:We introduce the following set of essays on reformatting the relationship between area studies and geography and reflect on our individual and collective negotiation of this relationship. This leads us to revisit some key area studies’ controversies and agendas, notably strategies for comparison. Drawing on the work of Benedict Anderson and other comparatively minded scholars, we advocate staging comparisons in terms of difference/similarity, expectancy/surprise, present/past and familiarity/strangeness.
ISSN:0263-7758
1472-3433
DOI:10.1177/0263775816656520