Place: An Introduction - Brossura

Cresswell, Tim

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ISBN 10: 0470655623 ISBN 13: 9780470655627

Casa editrice: Blackwell Pub, 2014

Riassunto

Thoroughly revised and updated, this text introduces students ofhuman geography and allied disciplines to the fundamental conceptof place, combining discussion about everyday uses of the term withthe complex theoretical debates that have grown up around it.

· A thoroughly revised and updated edition of thishighly successful short introduction to place
· Features a new chapter on the use of place innon-geographical arenas, such as in ecological theory, art theoryand practice, philosophy, and social theory
· Combines discussion about everyday uses of the term‘place’ with the more complex theoretical debates thathave grown up around it
· Uses familiar stories drawn from the news, popularculture, and everyday life as a way to explain abstract ideas anddebates
· Traces the development of the concept from the 1950sthrough its subsequent appropriation by cultural geographers, andthe linking of place to politics

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Recensione:

For geographers it s tough to have a key concept like place be so common–yet–ineffable.  Here Tim Cresswell does a masterful job of clarifying and explicating it in such a thorough and readable fashion.  This book is impressive in its breadth and depth, its disciplinarity and trans–disciplinarity, as well as its focus on both the historical and contemporary debates on place. 
Michael Brown, University of Washington

Place is one of the essential moments in any account of geography but it is also one of the most difficult to articulate. In this new edition of a book which has become the standard account of what place is and how it moves us Tim Cresswell provides a user s guide to place which is, at the same time, a considered theoretical account. There is no better means of navigating a notion which is both utterly obvious and yet surprisingly difficult to come to terms with. The book isn t just a highly recommended journey through the thickets of literature on place, it is a genuine starting point for students and scholars alike. Nigel Thrift, University of Warwick

L'autore:

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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• Editore: Blackwell Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0470655623
• ISBN 13: 9780470655627
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 220