History of the Study of Landforms - Volume 3

Robert P. Beckinsale, Richard J. Chorley

`Beckinsale and Chorley have accomplished the third stroke of a masterwork. There is plenty to read and ponder as the fourth volume is awaited.' - Geographical Review`This is a story deserving of telling, and the authors are to be commended for taking on such a Herculean task. This book is truly a gold mineof historical information about the science of geomorphology.' - Geomorphology

• Part 1: Global Influences 1. Crustal Changes 2. Climactic Chnages 3. Eustatic Changes Part 2: Davisian Influences 4. The Davisian Cycle in the USA and Germany 5. The Davisian Cycle in France and Britain 6. Geomorphology Worldwide Part 3: Historical Geomorphology 7. American Polycyclic Geomorphology 8. Henry Baulig and Eustatic Planation 9. The Subaerial-Marine Compositors 10. German Techtonic Geomorphology Part 4: Regional Geomorphology 11. Regional Classifications 12. Climactic Geomorphology