For A New Geography - Milton Santos

For The First Time In English, A Key Work Of Critical Geography Originally Published In 1978 In Portuguese, For A New Geography Is A Milestone In The History Of Critical Geography, And It Marked The Emergence Of Its Author, Milton Santos (19262001), As A Major Interpreter Of Geographical Thought, A Prominent Afro-brazilian Public Intellectual, And One Of The Foremost Global Theorists Of Space.published In The Midst Of A Crisis In Geographical Thought, For A New Geography Functioned As A Bridge Between Geographys Past And Its Future. In Advancing His Vision Of A Geography Of Action And Liberation, Santos Begins By Turning To The Roots Of Modern Geography And Its Colonial Legacies. Moving From A Critique Of The Shortcomings Of Geography From The Fields Foundations As A Modern Science To The Outline Of A New Field Of Critical Geography, He Sets Forth Both An Ontology Of Space And A Methodology For Geography.