Let Geography Die
Chasing Derwent’s Ghost at Harvard
$96.18
- Paperback
232 pages
- Release Date
2 September 2025
Summary
Let Geography Die tells the little-known and oft-misunderstood story of geographical research and education at Harvard University. In investigative fashion, Alison Mountz and Kira Williams unearth the personal and institutional secrets that drove the sudden closure of Harvard’s geography program at the precise moment that it reached its apex. At the heart of this narrative are the hidden personal lives of the queer men recruited to build the geography program—the same ones who were later blam…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262551595 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262551594 |
| Author: | Alison Mountz, Kira Williams |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 232 |
| Release Date: | 2 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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About The Author
Alison Mountz
Alison Mountz is Professor of Geography and Vice-Principal of Research & Innovation at the University of Toronto Scarborough. She is the author or coauthor of award-winning books, including Seeking Asylum; Boats, Borders, and Bases; and The Death of Asylum.
Kira Williams is a political geographer and a data scientist at the University of Toronto Scarborough. Her research focuses on international migration, borders, political geography, analytical methodology, and statistics. She has published over 20 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and an edited volume.
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