Uneven Development: Nature, Capital and the Production of Space - Hardcover

SMITH

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0631135642 ISBN 13: 9780631135647

Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 1984

Synopsis

Urban, regional and international development are usually seen as three very different sets of processes, but from a geographical perspective they show a similar pattern. On an urban scale, inner cities contrast with developed suburbs. At the regional level, some areas are underdeveloped when complared with other in the national economy, and the development of nations' economies in the world varies enormously. Why is this, and what is the political significance in contemporary capitalism? Integrating the political tradition of Marxist theory with the academic tradition of geographical enquiry, Neil Smith claims to demonstrate the systematic spatial patterns that are the hallmark of the geography of capitalism. He examines why the production of geographical space in certain configurations is crucial for the survival of capitalism and considers in depth the linked concepts of nature and space. The book brings together material and ideas from different disciplines to illuminate a vision of the spatial dimension of capitalism.

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Review:

Smith provides a brilliant formulation of how the production of a particular kind of nature and space under historical capitalism is essential to the unequal development of a landscape that integrates poverty with wealth. --Edward Said

A foundational text of great historical significance, constantly worthy of reappraisal. --David Harvey

About the Author:

Neil Smith is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and Geography at the City University of New York and serves as Director for the Center for Place, Culture, and Politics.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0631135642
• ISBN 13: 9780631135647
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 198