James Morris Blaut (October 20, 1927 – November 11, 2000), also known as J. M. Blaut, was a professor of anthropology and geography at the University of Illinois at Chicago. His studies focused on the agricultural microgeography (geographical activity of villagers), cultural ecology, theory of nationalism, philosophy of science, historiography and the relations between the First and the Third World. He is known as one of the most notable critics of Eurocentrism. Blaut was one of the most widely read authors in the field of geography.
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20 October 1927 New York City
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11 November 2000 (aged 73)
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Zodiac | Libra |
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