Postmodern Geographies: The Reassertion of Space in Critical Social Theory (Second Edition) (Radical Thinkers)

Soja, Edward W.

ISBN 10: 1844676692 / ISBN 13: 9781844676699

Editore: Verso, 2011

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Riassunto:

Postmodern Geographies stands as the cardinal broadcast and defence of theory’s “spatial turn.” From the suppression of space in modern social science and the disciplinary aloofness of geography to the spatial returns of Foucault and Lefebvre and the construction of Marxist geographies alert to urbanization and global development, renowned geographer Edward W. Soja details the trajectory of this turn and lays out its key debates. An expanded critique of historicism and a refined grasp of materialist dialectics bolster Soja’s attempt to introduce geography to postmodernity, animating a series of engagements with Heidegger, Giddens, Castells, and others. Two exploratory essays on the postfordist landscapes of Los Angeles complete the book, offering a glimpse of Soja’s new geography carried into its highest register.

Informazioni sull?autore: Edward W. Soja teaches Urban and Regional Planning at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the author of several books on African development and on the economic and spatial restructuring of the Los Angeles region.

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Titolo: Postmodern Geographies: The Reassertion of ...
Casa editrice: Verso
Data di pubblicazione: 2011
Legatura: paperback
Condizione: Very Good
Edizione: seconda edizione