Geography: Discipline, Profession and Subject since 1870: An International Survey

Gary S. Dunbar "Pro—fesh—yon—al—i—zay—shun . . . pro—fesh—yon—al—i—ZAY—shunl . . . I do not think I like that word . . . I am quite certain I do not like that wordl," said A. F. Martin of Oxford University in 1980 when I mentioned to him that I was making a study of the professionalization of geography in Europe and North America from about 1870 to 1930. I should not have been surprised by his reply, because Mr. Martin, a highly regarded lecturer, tutor, and university man, was in some ways...