1976 Geographies of the Mind Environmental Beliefs Human Thought John Wright Hardcover
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GEOGRAPHIES OF THE MIND ESSAYS IN HISTORICAL GEOSOPHY In Honor of John Kirkland Wright Edited by David Lowenthal and Martynb J. Bowden with the assistance of Mary Alice Lamberty. Published by Oxford University Press (in collaboration with the American Geographical Society), New York. Copyright 1975; there is no statement of printing, but the date 1976 is on the title page so it is likely a later printing. There is a black and white photo John Wright as a frontispiece and each chapter has an ink drawing at the head. From Wikipedia: John Kirtland Wright (1891–1969) was an American geographer, notable for his cartography, geosophy, and study of the history of geographical thought. He was the son of classical scholar John Henry Wright and novelist Mary Tappan Wright, and the brother of legal scholar and utopian novelist Austin Tappan Wright. He married Katharine McGiffert Jan. 21, 1921 in New York, N.Y. They had three children: Austin McGiffert Wright, Gertrude Huntington McPherson, and Mary Wolcott Toynbee. Having completed a PhD in history at Harvard University, in 1920 Wright was employed as librarian by the American Geographical Society; between the years of 1920 and 1956 he also served as an AGS editor, personal academic contributor, and eventually director. As a result of his prolific academic and professional life, three main themes have emerged in John K. Wright’s published works. These include: the overlapping of academic disciplines (mainly history) with geography, the power of the mind and the supernatural realm in creating subjectivity in geographic research, and the importance of sharing academic knowledge. DESCRIPTION: 263 pages 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches hardcover with dustjacket CONDITION: This hard-cover book is in good+ condition with a good dustjacket. The dark blue cloth hardcover is clean and shows only slight wear at the corners and spine ends. Something hit the top of the spine area fairly hard and there is some crushing evident there with small tears in the cloth of the top edge and along the top of the front joint. The interior is excellent with no names, marks, underlining, tears or odor. Despite the spine damage hinges and binding are intact and holding tightly with no loose or missing pages. The dustjacket is complete but has some chips and tearing in the top of the spine area. It is rubbed and worn at the edges and corners. From the dust jacket description: These eight essays on geographical ideas explore the impact of environmental beliefs on human thought and action, and ultimately on the environment itself. The themes range from devotion to sacred shrines in China to the renunciation of relics in America, from Coronado’s exploration of the Southwest to Harvard Students’ excursions in the White Mountains, from views of utopia to images of the afterworld, and from attitudes toward presumed aridity in the Great Plains to academic fashions int he study of historical geography. Relying on traces of human attitudes left in diaries and letters, scholarly texts and articles, novels, poems, and prayers, these essays by former students and colleagues of John Kirkland Wright reflect the influence of his pioneering work on how human nature has affected geographical understanding. BECAUSE MEDIA RATE SHIPPING IS FREE ON THE BOOKS I SELL, COMBINE THIS WITH OTHER ITEMS FROM MY EBAY STORE. I AM AN EXPERIENCED EBAY SELLER (23+ YEARS) AND SHIPPER WITH 100% (always!--since 1997!) FEEDBACK RATING. ALL ITEMS ARE CAREFULLY AND SECURELY PACKED TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE DANGER OF CRUSHING AND OR WATER/MOISTURE DAMAGE. ALL BOOKS ARE SHIPPED IN STURDY BOXES WITH TRACKING AND DELIVERY CONFIRMATION INCLUDED. I PERSONALLY GUARANTEE ALL OF THE BOOKS, AUTOGRAPHS AND SIGNATURES ON BOOKS I SELL.
