Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> Priority: NORMAL X-Mailer: Execmail for Win32 Version 5.0.1 Build (55) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="us-ascii" 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]> wrote: > 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 > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > ********************************************************** > > Political Methodology E-Mail List > > Editor: Karen Long Jusko <[log in to unmask]> > > ********************************************************** > > Send messages to [log in to unmask] > > To join the list, cancel your subscription, or modify > > your subscription settings visit: > > > > http://polmeth.wustl.edu/polmeth.php > > > > ********************************************************** > > > > > > > > ********************************************************** > Political Methodology E-Mail List > Editor: Karen Long Jusko <[log in to unmask]> > ********************************************************** > Send messages to [log in to unmask] > To join the list, cancel your subscription, or modify > your subscription settings visit: > > http://polmeth.wustl.edu/polmeth.php > > ********************************************************** > > ---------------------- Ron Johnston Prof R J Johnston FBA School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1SS, UK Phone +44 (0)117 928 9116 FAX +44 (0)117 928 7878 [log in to unmask] http://www.ggy.bris.ac.uk/staff/information/johnston.htm ********************************************************** Political Methodology E-Mail List Editor: Karen Long Jusko <[log in to unmask]> ********************************************************** Send messages to [log in to unmask] To join the list, cancel your subscription, or modify your subscription settings visit: http://polmeth.wustl.edu/polmeth.php **********************************************************