MACKINDER AND THE PROFESSIONALIZATION OF GEOGRAPHY IN GREAT BRITAIN

According to the thesis of professionalization of scientists, during the 19th century a welldefined social group of professional scientists emerged. That article tries out the professionalization thesis through a precise experience, that of Halford John Mackinder (1861-1947), British geographer, of...

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Main Author: Daniele Scalea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2019-11-01
Series:Bollettino della Società Geografica Italiana
Online Access:https://riviste.fupress.net/index.php/bsgi/article/view/374