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Author:   Ian N. Gregory ,  Alistair Geddes ,  Les Roberts ,  Thomas Thevenin
Publisher:   Indiana University Press
Imprint:   Indiana University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.472kg
ISBN:  

9780253011800

ISBN 10:   0253011809
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   14 April 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction: From Historical GIS to Spatial Humanities: Deepening Scholarship and Broadening Technology / Ian N. Gregory and Alistair Y. Geddes Part One: Deeping Scholarship: Developing the Historiography through Spatial History 1. Railways and Agriculture in France and Great Britain, 1850 to 1914 / Robert M. Schwartz and Thomas Thevenin 2. The Development, Persistence and Change of Racial Segregation in United States Urban Areas: 1880 to 2010 / Andrew A. Beveridge 3. Troubled Geographies: An Historical GIS of Religion, Society and Conflict in Ireland since the Great Famine / Niall Cunningham Part 2: Broadening Scholarship: Applying HGIS in New Ways 4. Applying Historical GIS beyond the Academy: Four Use Cases for the Great Britain HGIS / Humphrey R. Southall 5. The Politics of Territory in Song Dynasty China (960-1276 CE) / Elijah Meeks and Ruth Mostern 6. Mapping the City in Film / Julia Hallam and Les Roberts 7. Conclusions: From Historical GIS to Spatial Humanities: Challenges and Opportunities / Ian N. Gregory and Alistair Y. Geddes 8. Further Reading: From Historical GIS to Spatial Humanities: An Evolving Literature / Ian N. Gregory Contributors Index

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Toward Spatial Humanities is a good gateway into the evolving sub-discipline of historical GIS. Gregory and Geddes's introduction, conclusion, and endnotes give excellent summaries and references for further exploration. The case study chapters provide good examples of applying GIS to particular historical periods, places, and questions. We can never have too many cases for inspiration and guidance, for so much history remains unexamined from a geographical point of view. Southern Spaces

The six essays in this volume all make use of geographic information system (GIS) technology and all are concerned with tracing change over time. The articles reliance on this technology supports the claim that the spatial humanities as a field are defined by the use of geographical technologies... Most importantly, GIS is an invaluable tool for discovering the relationships between different kinds of locatable data. JRNL INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES

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Ian N. Gregory is Professor of Digital Humanities at Lancaster University. He is author or co-author of three books, including: Troubled Geographies: A Spatial History of Religion and Society in Ireland (IUP, 2013). Alistair Geddes is Lecturer in Human Geography in the School of Social and Environmental Sciences at the University of Dundee.

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