Geography, tropicality and postcolonialism: Anglophone and Francophone readings of the work of Pierre Gourou

Espace Geographique

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 208-221

  Clayton, Daniel ^a   Bowd, Gavin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pierre Gourou; Post Colonialism; Tropical Geography; Tropicality

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; POST-COLONIALISM;

EID: 33750376932     PISSN: 00462497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3917/eg.353.0208     Document Type: Review

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