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This book is about the development of geographical thought in Sweden, and how it has changed over time. It follows the development of different geographical thinkers, and how their work has affected Swedish society.
Swedish society has always shown a keen geographical sense, meticulously documenting all matters relating to environments, resources and human activities through space and time from the sixteenth century on. Throughout the Twentieth Century in particular, Sweden has won international acclaim for its groundbreaking geographic work by the likes of Hagerstrand, Hagget, Pred and Helmfrid. More recently, however, there has been a good deal of soul searching about what alters the course of geographical thought: is it due to the charisma of certain individuals or more to changing societal contexts or economic traditions? Following on from Anne Buttimer's renowned 'Geography and the Human Spirit', this book not only provides the first ever account of the development of geographic thought in Sweden, but also provides a narrative thread, which traces continuity in both cognitive styles and professional practices of geography in general.
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