Key Concepts in Social Geography: Guide to Famous Graves (Key Concepts in Human Geography) - Softcover

This is a new kind of textbook that forms part of an innovative set of companion texts for the human geography sub-disciplines. Organized around 20 short essays, Key Concepts in Social Geography is an introductory text that provides students with the core concepts that form contemporary research and ideas within the social geography discipline. Written in a clear and transparent style, the book includes:

· an introductory chapter providing a succinct overview of the recent developments in the field

· over 20 key concept entries that provide comprehensive definitions, explanations and evolutions of the subject

· excellent pedagogy to enhance students' understanding including a glossary, figures, diagrams, and further reading.

Written by an internationally recognized set of authors, the book covers all the key ideas students need to fully grasp a clear understanding of social geography in the world today. Addressing concepts from inequality to segregation and the lifecourse to emotion, the book is panoramic in its coverage and is the ideal student companion for individuals studying geography and sociology.

Organized regionally, county-by-county, this work lists the burial places of a vast array of people, from 10th-century monarchs to 20th-century football heroes. It includes well-known sites - Glasgow Necropolis, St Paul's Cathedral in London, Highgate Cemetery, home to Karl Marx, Ralph Richardson, Christina Rossetti and George Eliot - and places known generally only be association with a famous individual: Caldbeck in Cumbria, where huntsman John Peel fell; Choosey in Oxfordshire, where Agatha Christie's plot is found; East Coker in Somerset, where the Eliot family, including its most famous poetic son - T.S. is buried; and Harpenden, where Eric Morecambe is commemorated. As well as exploring sites linked to individuals, the guide details the burial practices of past times with examples of the Ressurrectionists' looting, of the plague pits and of gruesome collective burial plots.