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
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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

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