Toward Spatial Humanities : Historical GIS and Spatial History.
Title:
Toward Spatial Humanities : Historical GIS and Spatial History.
Author:
Gregory, Ian N.
ISBN:
9780253011909
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (235 pages)
Series:
The Spatial Humanities
Contents:
Cover -- Toward Spatial Humanities -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: From Historical GIS to Spatial Humanities: Deepening Scholarship and Broadening Technology -- PART 1. DEEPENING SCHOLARSHIP: DEVELOPING HISTORIOGRAPHY THROUGH SPATIAL HISTORY -- 1. Railways and Agriculture in France and Great Britain, 1850-1914 -- 2. The Development, Persistence, and Change of Racial Segregation in U.S. Urban Areas, 1880-2010 -- 3. Troubled Geographies: A Historical GIS of Religion, Society, and Conflict in Ireland since the Great Famine -- PART 2. BROADENING TECHNOLOGY: APPLYING GIS TO NEW SOURCES AND DISCIPLINES -- 4. Applying Historical GIS beyond the Academy: Four Use Cases for the Great Britain HGIS -- 5. The Politics of Territory in Song Dynasty China, 960-1276 CE -- 6. Mapping the City in Film -- 7. Conclusions: From Historical GIS to Spatial Humanities: Challenges and Opportunities -- 8. Further Reading: From Historical GIS to Spatial Humanities: An Evolving Literature -- Contributors -- Index.
Abstract:
The application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to issues in history is among the most exciting developments in both digital and spatial humanities. Describing a wide variety of applications, the essays in this volume highlight the methodological and substantive implications of a spatial approach to history. They illustrate how the use of GIS is changing our understanding of the geographies of the past and has become the basis for new ways to study history. Contributors focus on current developments in the use of historical sources and explore the insights gained by applying GIS to develop historiography. Toward Spatial Humanities is a compelling demonstration of how GIS can contribute to our historical understanding.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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