Alastair Bonnett

alastair-bonnett2Alastair Bonnett is Professor of Social Geography at Newcastle University. He is the author of seven books including What is Geography?; How to Argue; Left in the Past: Radicalism and the Politics of Nostalgia and The Idea of the West: Culture, Politics and History.

He has also contributed to history and current affairs magazines on a wide variety of topics. His latest research projects are about memories of the city and themes of loss and yearning in modern politics. He is currently working on a book about placelessness with the working title, Off the Map: An A-Z of Remarkable Places.

 

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What is Geography
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How to Argue
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The Idea of the West
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Left in the Past