Barnes received hisPh.D.in 1983 atUniversity of Minnesotawith a thesis aboutThe Geography of Value, Production, and Distribution: Theoretical Economic Geography afterSraffa(supervisor: Eric Sheppard). He began his career as aspatial scientist. In recent years his interest has moved to the history of economic geography. His current projects concern: the history of geography squantitative revolution;epistemological pluralismin economic geography; the institutional analysis of forestry (together withRoger Hayterand theSSHRC); andcreative industries.[1]