The History of the Study of Landforms - Volume 3: Historical and Regional Geomorphology, 1890-1950 by Robert P. Beckinsale, Richard J. Chorley (Hardcover, 1991)
This volume provides a global treatment of historical and regional geomorphic work as it developed from the end of the nineteenth century - which saw the burgeoning of eustatic theory, the concepts of isostasy and epeirogeny, and the first complete statements of the cycle of erosion and of polycyclic denudation chronology - to the hiatus of the Second World War. The book is subdivided into global and Davisian influences and historical and regional geomorphology. It sets out to describe and analyse many of the developments which have given rise to the rich and varied subject-matter of contemporary geomorphology. This book is the third volume in the definitive series, The History of the Study of Landforms or the Development of Geomorphology . Volume 1 (1964) dealt with contributions to the field up to 1890. Volume 2 (1973) dealt with the concepts and contributions of William Morris Davis. Volume 3 treats historical and regional themes during the classic' period of geomorphology, between 1890 and 1950. Volume 4, currently being prepared, will concentrate on studies of geomorphic processes and of Quarternary geomorphology, carrying these themes on into the second half of the twentieth century, which has been so dominated by them.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
9780415056267
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95556353
Product Key Features
Author
Robert P. Beckinsale, Richard J. Chorley
Publication Name
The History of the Study of Landforms-Volume 3: Historical and Regional Geomorphology, 1890-1950
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Geography & Geosciences, History
Publication Year
1991
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
528 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Item Weight
1111g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Robert P. Beckinsale, Richard J. Chorley
Series Title
Routledge Revivals: the History of the Study of Landforms