Revealing the hidden

Abstract

There are not many topics today that can arouse the interest of geographers who carry out their scientific work in all geographical subdisciplines. One such topic, hidden geographies, is the subject of a collection of works edited by Marko Krevs and recently published by Springer. Given the lack of comprehensive earlier discussions of the concept of "hidden geographies" and the broad possibilities for its interpretation, this book is a welcome attempt to conceptualize the content and scope of the term. Rarely does one find a collection in which 50 different authors in 24 chapters reflect on the issues they deal with scientifically in light of one concept. These issues range from space reflected in the mind (A. Galvani, M. Zaleshina, A. Zaleshin) to regional social change and conflict (O. Harsama, A. Kosovrasti, E. Kola); from soil sequences (B. Repe) to spatial symbols (J. Zupančič). It is clear, therefore, that reading this book is a challenging endeavour that, although it may briefly distract us from the realm of our narrower scholarly interests, returns us to thinking about the epistemological and methodological issues of geography, as do all informed discussions of important geographical concepts