Theory and Explanation in Geography

ISBN-13: 9781119845492 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023

Henry Wai-chung Yeung

Recenzje

"With this book Henry Yeung puts Geography back into the driver's seat of new theory development. Foregrounding mid-range theories and mechanism-based explanations, he offers a pragmatic approach that has the capacity to shape the wider social sciences for years to come. The timing of this intervention is pitch-perfect, as scholars search for ways to understand and intervene in an increasingly distrustful and polarized world." - Katharyne Mitchell, Distinguished Professor, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA"Critical human geography possesses a distinctive theory culture--pluralist, creative, distributed, restless, contested--prone to "turning," wary of orthodoxies and fixed positions. In this original and provocative contribution, the leading economic geographer Henry Yeung steps out beyond his home turf to engage styles and practices of theorizing across this diverse field, carving out a new remit and rubric for middle-range theorizing." - Jamie Peck, Canadian Research Chair and Distinguished University Scholar, University of British Columbia, Canada

O autorze

Henry Wai-chung Yeung is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Geography and Co-Director of Global Production Networks Centre at the National University of Singapore, Singapore. He is the recipient of multiple research awards, including the 2022 Sir Peter Hall Award for Lifetime Contribution by the Regional Studies Association in the UK, the 2018 Distinguished Scholarship Honors by the American Association of Geographers, and the 2017 Murchison Award by the Royal Geographical Society, UK.