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Place: An Introduction
Tim Cresswell
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Description for Place: An Introduction
Paperback. Thoroughly revised and updated, this text introduces students of human geography and allied disciplines to the fundamental concept of place, combining discussion about everyday uses of the term with the complex theoretical debates that have grown up around it. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 8. Weight in Grams: 336.
Thoroughly revised and updated, this text introduces students of human geography and allied disciplines to the fundamental concept of place, combining discussion about everyday uses of the term with the complex theoretical debates that have grown up around it.
- A thoroughly revised and updated edition of this highly successful short introduction to place
- Features a new chapter on the use of place in non-geographical arenas, such as in ecological theory, art theory and practice, philosophy, and social theory
- Combines discussion about everyday uses of the term 'place' with the more complex theoretical debates that have grown up around it
- Uses familiar stories drawn ... Read more
- Traces the development of the concept from the 1950s through its subsequent appropriation by cultural geographers, and the linking of place to politics
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9780470655627
SKU
V9780470655627
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Ref
99-1
About Tim Cresswell
Tim Cresswell is Professor of History and International Affairs at Northeastern University, Boston. His books include Geographic Thought: A Critical Introduction (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012)and On the Move: Mobility in the Modern Western World (2006). He has also co-edited four collections, including Geographies of Mobilities: Practices, Spaces, Subjects (with Peter Merriman, 2012).
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