Indian geography: perspectives, concerns and issues /
edited by Ravi S. Singh ; foreword by Anne Buttimer.
- Jaipur : Rawat Publications, c2009.
- xvii, 414 p. : maps ; 22 cm.
Contributed articles; most previously published. Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references.
1 Introduction: Concerns and Debates in Indian Geography Ravi S. Singh I Part I: Unfolding Indian Geography 2. Identity of 'India' and 'Indianness', and Geography in India: Sensitive Appraisal from the Past and Move to the 21st Century Rana P.B. Singh
3. The Roots of Indian Geography K.R. Dikshit
4. A Hundred Years of Indian Geography: Development and Change Lekh Raj Singh
5. Indian Geography: An Encounter with Reality R.D. Dikshit
6. Image of Geography in India Ravi S. Singh
Part II: Questioning Thyself 7. What Ails Indian Geography? Some Statements Anath Bandhu Mukerji
8. Geography as a Marginal Social Science Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt
9. Geographic Research in India: Its Strengths and Weaknesses Mehar Singh Gill
10. Analyzing Current Practices in Geography Education Yemuna Sunny
Part III: Reflections from Abroad 11. Towards a Rediscovery of India: Thoughts on Some Neglected Geography David E. Sopher
12. The State of South Asian Geography Joseph E. Schwartzberg
13. Research in Social Geography: South Asia Robert W. Bradnock
14. Toward an Indian Geography Agenda Surinder M. Bhardwaj
15. Geographic Research on India: Contributions from the United States David G. Dickason
16. Development of Geographic Thought in India P.P. Karan
17. The Development of Indian Geography Allen G. Noble