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The Uses of Space in Early Modern History
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Description for The Uses of Space in Early Modern History
Hardback. While there is an growing body of work on space and place in many disciplines, less attention has been paid to how a spatial approach illuminates the societies and cultures of the past. Here, leading experts explore the uses of space in two respects: how space can be applied to the study of history, and how space was used at specific times. Editor(s): Stock, Paul. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: HBA; HBG; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
While there is an growing body of work on space and place in many disciplines, less attention has been paid to how a spatial approach illuminates the societies and cultures of the past. Here, leading experts explore the uses of space in two respects: how space can be applied to the study of history, and how space was used at specific times.
While there is an growing body of work on space and place in many disciplines, less attention has been paid to how a spatial approach illuminates the societies and cultures of the past. Here, leading experts explore the uses of space in two respects: how space can be applied to the study of history, and how space was used at specific times.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History
Condition
New
Number of Pages
269
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137490032
SKU
V9781137490032
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99-15
About P. Stock (Ed.)
Lauren Benton, New York University, USA Amanda Flather, University of Essex, UK Michael Heffernan, University of Nottingham, UK Matthew Johnson, Northwestern University, USA Paul Keenan, London School of Economics, UK Beat Kümin, University of Warwick, UK Robert Mayhew, University of Bristol, UK Jeppe Mulich, New York University, USA Claire Norton, St Mary's University College Twickenham, UK Andrew Rudd, University of ... Read more
Reviews for The Uses of Space in Early Modern History
'This book is a very welcome intervention into the latest round of engagements between history and historical geography prompted by spatial and cultural turns across the humanities. By examining how far space is a fundamental dimension of both historical interpretation and of life in the past, these essays play an important part in fulfilling the project signalled by Michel Foucault ... Read more