The "What do I know?" are not known to be exhaustive on a theme; they are made to give a good insight on many issues, but with a clear precise vocabulary. This one is no exception to the rule; he will even make the subject interesting. Row chronologically, as the title suggests, the history of geography unfolds from chapter to chapter, with emphasis on key authors: Humboldt, Ritter, Ratzel, Recluse, Vidal de la Blache, especially. Construction of this discipline is clearly highlighted. This shows the methods assertive, geographical designs evolve from the simple naturalistic erudition of contemporary geography.
I give here the plan of this book: 1) The ancient heritage and modernization. 2) Lights and geography. 3) The birth of scientific geography: the pioneers to evolutionism. 4) The time for national schools. 5) The new geography. 6) postmodernity and cultural turn. 7) geographies face of globalization.
Soon we will complete a book like "Geographies: epistemology and history of knowledge about space" Pascal Clerc.
