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Geography: Books & Encyclopedias
Welcome to the research guide for Geography, a starting point for finding journal articles, books, data and more!
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Search for Books on Geography
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- Try a keyword search and add these phrases: Geography, Human Geography, Critical Geography, etc.
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Find Background Information: Scholarly Encyclopedias
- International Encyclopedia of GeographyAn encyclopedia of over 1000 entries providing definitive coverage of the field, encompassing human geography, physical geography, geographic information science and systems, earth studies, and environmental science.
- Gale Virtual Reference LibraryFind scholarly e-books and subject encyclopedias that provide short, background articles
- Encyclopedia of GISEntries explain the key software, data sets, and processes used by geographers and computational scientists
- Encyclopedia of Human GeographyGet an overview of your topic as it has been discussed by geographers along with references to key literature.
- A Dictionary of GeographyScholarly encyclopedia from Oxford Reference Online.
- International Encyclopedia of Housing and HomeArticles are international in scope, engaging with trends on housing and home in every world region.
- Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Food StudiesOverview articles covering food and identity including race and gender, industrial labor, history of cuisine, the science of taste, fermentation, food justice, food waste, weight stigma, and globalization, among many other topics.
