Category Archives: Books

RGS-IBG Medals and Awards ceremony proceedings published

Posted on August 8, 2011 by stuartelden

Michael Palin’s introduction, individual commendations and the speeches in response are now available, open access, here. Palin, M., Earle, S., Livingstone, D, Elden, S., Lowe, J. and Owen, L. Honouring geographers and contemporary exploration: from the archive to the ocean … Continue reading →

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Speaking Against Number price reduction

Posted on August 4, 2011 by stuartelden

My 2006 book on Heidegger, Speaking Against Number, has been reduced in price at last. It has been over £50 since publication, and a paperback, though initially promised, never appeared. It is now available, in the UK at least, for … Continue reading →

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What I’ve done so far this summer…

Posted on July 30, 2011 by stuartelden

I posted my list of things to do this summer some weeks ago. I don’t feel I’ve been at my most productive by a long way, due to a whole range of things, but… The two introductions to the Sage … Continue reading →

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Berkeley and Arizona lectures on territory

Posted on July 16, 2011 by stuartelden

The flight for my Berkeley and University of Arizona lectures in September is now booked. The lectures will be under the title ‘How should we do the history of territory?’ – which some may spot is a tribute to the piece Ian … Continue reading →

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This Is Not The End Of The Book

Posted on July 13, 2011 by stuartelden

Just finished reading Umberto Eco and Jean-Claude Carrière’s book-length series of dialogues This Is Not The End Of The Book. It’s an interesting, engaging and sometimes annoyingly showy discussion, ranging widely across book-related topics such as libraries, editing, publishing, private collections, … Continue reading →

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‘Boffin’

Posted on July 12, 2011 by stuartelden

I mentioned Durham University’s press release on the Murchison award I received for Terror and Territory a few days ago. It’s been picked up by a couple of local newspapers from Newcastle. Both pretty much reprint the press release, but … Continue reading →

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Human Geography major work

Posted on July 12, 2011 by stuartelden

Another very expensive major work of reference – the four five volume Human Geography, edited by Derek Gregory and Noel Castree. It comprises reprints of articles from diverse sources, and is largely intended for libraries that don’t have access to … Continue reading →

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Novels read so far in 2011

Posted on July 10, 2011 by stuartelden

I mentioned back in January my informal New Year’s Resolution was to read more novels. Not nearly as many as Rob Kitchin – who has read and reviewed 52 – but so far in 2011, half way through the year, I’ve read… … Continue reading →

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Tim Cresswell’s ‘Great Books’

Posted on July 10, 2011 by stuartelden

In response to the list of ‘ambitious geography books’ I posted last year, Tim Cresswell has compiled his own list of great books. (see also my followup post of ‘other ambitious geography books‘)

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Durham news item on Murchison award

Posted on July 8, 2011 by stuartelden

Durham University have posted a news item on the Murchison award I recently won, including a photo of me receiving the award from Michael Palin, here.

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