History and GIS: Epistemologies, Considerations and Reflections

Geographical Information Systems (GIS) - either as "standard" GIS or custom made Historical GIS (HGIS) - have become quite popular in some historical sub-disciplines, such as Economic and Social History or Historical Geography.
"Mainstream" history, however, seems to be rather unaffected by this trend. More generally speaking: Why is it that computer applications in general have failed to make much headway in history departments, despite the first...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9400798296
• ISBN13: 9789400798298
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"