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The Spaces of Postmodernity: Readings in Human Geography
Michael Dear
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Description for The Spaces of Postmodernity: Readings in Human Geography
Paperback. This reader recounts the story of the emergence and impact of postmodern thought in human geography, bringing together, in a single volume, the pivotal writings of the period since 1965. Editor(s): Dear, Michael J.; Flusty, Steven. Num Pages: 512 pages, 16. BIC Classification: JFC; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 28. Weight in Grams: 874.
This Reader recounts the story of the emergence and impact of postmodern thought in human geography. The editors have brought together in a single volume the pivotal writings of the period since 1965. Through these, and their connecting narratives, the editors engage what has been the most invigorating intellectual roller-coaster ride in geography's recent history.
This Reader recounts the story of the emergence and impact of postmodern thought in human geography. The editors have brought together in a single volume the pivotal writings of the period since 1965. Through these, and their connecting narratives, the editors engage what has been the most invigorating intellectual roller-coaster ride in geography's recent history.
- Recounts the story of the emergence and impact of postmodern thought in human geography.
- Brings together in a single volume the pivotal writings of the period since 1965.
- Engages with what has been the most invigorating intellectual roller-coaster ride ... Read more
- Eraces the shift in human geography from a plethora of pre-postmodern paradigms to the emergence of a postmodern consciousness.
- Outlines an agenda for a postmodern human geographical theory and practice that sympathetically intersects with feminism, postcolonialism, cultural studies, and environmentalism.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
Number of Pages
508
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631217824
SKU
V9780631217824
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About Michael Dear
Michael Dear is Professor of Geography and Director of the Southern California Studies Center at the University of Southern California. He was recently a Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford, and held a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1989. He received Honors from the Association of American Geographers in 1995. He is the author/editor of ... Read more
Reviews for The Spaces of Postmodernity: Readings in Human Geography
"A postmodern perspective on the development of the geographical imagination over the last thirty years. Dear and Flusty provide a timely and provocative account of the significance of space in contemporary social theory."
Professor Kevin Robins, Goldsmiths College, University of London
Professor Kevin Robins, Goldsmiths College, University of London