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9780340677476: Undoing Place?: A Geographical Reader
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ISBN 10 : 0340677473 ISBN 13 : 9780340677476
Editeur : Hodder Arnold, 1997

Synopsis

Does geography affect our sense of 'self'? How are social characteristics mapped out on the ground? And is there any 'authentic' sense of place now, or are we increasingly 'placeless'?



Concentrating on the period between the end of the Second World War and the end of the century, this Reader argues that there is a reciprocal relationship between the constitution of places and people. What it means to be a man or a woman , to have a nationality and a sense of place, has been transformed and reinvented as our view of the world has changed. The present is perceived as a time of fear, a period in which all that is solid seems to melt into air, while the 1950s are a site of nostalgia, a period of clarity and certainty, a time when people know their place.



Bringing together an interdisciplinary collection of articles for social and cultural geographers, this Reader critically examines the argument that the close associations of the 1950s between place (the home, the community and the nation state) and the social divisions (gender, class and nationality) are breaking down in the 1990s. Drawing out the oppositional movements in each decade, it seeks to show how the supposed stability of one and the mobility of the other are exaggerated.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Does geography affect our sense of 'self'? How are social characteristics mapped out on the ground? And is there any 'authentic' sense of place now, or are we increasingly 'placeless'?

Concentrating on the period between the end of the Second World War and the end of the century, this Reader argues that there is a reciprocal relationship between the constitution of places and people. What it means to be a man or a woman , to have a nationality and a sense of place, has been transformed and reinvented as our view of the world has changed. The present is perceived as a time of fear, a period in which all that is solid seems to melt into air, while the 1950s are a site of nostalgia, a period of clarity and certainty, a time when people know their place.

Bringing together an interdisciplinary collection of articles for social and cultural geographers, this Reader critically examines the argument that the close associations of the 1950s between place (the home, the community and the nation state) and the social divisions (gender, class and nationality) are breaking down in the 1990s. Drawing out the oppositional movements in each decade, it seeks to show how the supposed stability of one and the mobility of the other are exaggerated.

Revue de presse

...this is a selection which extends social geography by putting literary flair on display. (Times Literary Supplement)

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Éditeur
Hodder Arnold
Date d'édition
1997
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0340677473
ISBN 13 
9780340677476
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
360
Éditeur
McDowell Linda
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Personne responsable
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Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780340677469: Undoing Place?: A Geographical Reader (Arnold Readers in Geography)

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0340677465 ISBN 13 :  9780340677469
Editeur : Routledge, 1997
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