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Feminism and Geography: The Limits of Geographical Knowledge
Gillian Rose
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Description for Feminism and Geography: The Limits of Geographical Knowledge
Paperback. Geography is a subject which throughout its history has been dominated by men; men have undertaken the heroic explorations which form the mythology of its foundation, men have written most of its texts and, as many feminist geographers have remarked, mena s interests have structured what counts as legitimate geographical knowledge. Num Pages: 216 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFK; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 296.
Geography is a subject which throughout its history has been dominated by men; men have undertaken the heroic explorations which form the mythology of its foundation, men have written most of its texts and, as many feminist geographers have remarked, men's interests have structured what counts as legitimate geographical knowledge. This book offers a sustained examination of the masculinism of contemporary geographical discourses.
Drawing on the work of feminist theories about the intersection of power, knowledge and subjectivity, different aspects of the discipline's masculinism are discussed in a series of essays which bring influential approaches in recent geography together with feminist accounts of the space of the everyday, the notion of a sense of place and views of landscape. In the final chapter, the spatial imagery of a variety of feminists is examined in order to argue that the geographical imagination implicit in feminist discussions of the politics of location is one example of a geography which does not deny difference in the name of a universal masculinity.
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745611563
SKU
V9780745611563
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99-2
About Gillian Rose
Gillian Rose is Professor of Cultural Geography at the Open University
Reviews for Feminism and Geography: The Limits of Geographical Knowledge
'It's very personal, very courageous, and very challenging.' Derek Gregory, Professor of Geography at the University of British Columbia '.subtle and sophisticated.this is an important book.' The Geographical Journal 'This is an important book in the development of feminist geography.' Geography '... A greatly needed assessment of recent work influenced by the fertile connections between feminism and geography.' Progress in Human Geography