The Legacy of Tropical Geography: The Bordeaux School

Abstract

Still far from the shadow of the tropics, geography in Europe found under the tropical studies the eavesdropper for the development of a rich regionalist vision that the academy would later be in charge of denying for political reasons. The decolonization process cornered a rich regionalist vision, despite being the origin of many of the geography departments. Tropical studies outside the discourses of power signified a plural look at the world that after becoming silent begins to regain its strength. This article investigates the colonial academic legacy from the case of document analysis and the results of interviews with disciples of tropical geography from the Bordeaux School. After being cornered, the diversity of his background is beginning to be reconsidered from a postcolonial perspective.