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See the section 'Classics in human geography revisited' in the journal
Progress in Human Geography
On Tue, 25 Oct 2005 14:08:15 -0400 J D Singer <[log in to unmask]>
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> Dear Professor Grant,
> I myself have never published or even proposed such a list because it
> would mostly reflect a numerical consensus, and as such would almost
> certainly end up with the least common denominator and almost
> inevitably exclude the less conventional. To the extent that this
> happens, any field is likely to suffer from excessive banality.
>
> J David Singer
> University of Michigan
>
> On Oct 19, 2005, at 5:33 PM, Tobin Grant wrote:
>
> > Some colleagues are putting together lists of "classics" for
> > subfields in
> > political science. The idea is to have a collection of 20 or so
> > books (or
> > other major workds) that grad students should be familiar with when
> > preparing for exams. These are works that help define major problems
> > addressed by scholars. Regardess of whether such a list is useful,
> > there
> > is obviously going to be differences in the way previous research
> > is used
> > in each subfield. I would appreciate any thoughts on whether such
> > a list
> > could be constructed and if so what you would nominate for such a
> > list.
> > Feel free to email me directly ([log in to unmask]). I'll report back next
> > week on the "canon".
> >
> > Tobin Grant
> > Southern Illinois University
> >
> >
> >
> >
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