Blaut, James M. (James Morris)

A study of cultural determinants of soil erosion and conservation in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica
essay 1973

Summary: James Morris Blaut was an American professor of anthropology and geography at the University of Illinois at Chicago. His studies focused on agricultural microgeography, cultural ecology, theory of nationalism, philosophy of science, historiography and the relations between the First and the Third World. He was a critic of Eurocentrism. Blaut was one of the most widely read authors in the field of geography. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][2][3][4][5][6]
Born: 1927-10-20 [3][6]
Birth Place: New York, N. Y. [3]; New York City [6]
Died: 2000-11-11 [3][6]
Death Place: Chicago, Ill. [3]; Chicago [6]
Country: United States [2]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: anthropologist [6]; geographer [6]
Profession: Geograf [2]
Employer: Yale University [6]; University of the Virgin Islands [6]; Clark University [6]; University of Illinois at Chicago [6]; University of Puerto Rico [6]
Educated at: The New School [6]; University of Chicago [6]; Louisiana State University [6]
Country of Education: United States [6]
Yale LUX: Entity [6]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. Library of Congress; 5. National Library of Korea; 6. Wikidata

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