Place Naming, Identities and Geography - 9783031215124

Place Naming, Identities and GeographyCritical Perspectives in a Globalizing and Standardizing World\nAuthor(s): Gerry OReilly\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Springer International Publishing AG, Switzerland\nImprint: Springer International Publishing AG\nISBN-13: 9783031215124, 978-3031215124\nSynopsis\nThis book presents research on geographical naming on land and sea from a wide range of standpoints on: theory and concepts, case studies and education. Space and place naming or toponymy has a long tradition in the sciences and a renewed critical interest in geography and allied disciplines including the humanities. Place: location and cartographical aspects, etymology and geo-histories so salient in past studies, are now being enhanced from a range of radical perspectives, especially in a globalizing, standardizing world with Googlization and the consequent normalization of place names, perceptions and images worldwide including those for marketing purposes. Nonetheless, there are .