Who are the main geographers mentioned in this article, and what were their contributions to geography as a discipline? How did this affect geography as a discipline throughout the United States? Do you think that the demise of geography at Harvard was an academic fragmentation or something else? What did you think of this outcome and what are the consequences to modern geography?

for today you must read (available through JSTOR):”Academic War over the Field of Geography”: The Elimination of Geography at Harvard,1947-1951. Author: Neil Smith. Annals of the Association of American Geographers, Vol. 77, No. 2 (Jun., 1987), pp.155-172. Paper should be 2 to 3 pages.
Who are the main geographers mentioned in this article, and what were their contributions to geography as a discipline? How did this affect geography as a discipline throughout the United States? Do you think that the demise of geography at Harvard was an academic fragmentation or something else? What did you think of this outcome and what are the consequences to modern geography?

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