Spatial Practices: Critical Exploration in Social/Spatial Theory

Liggett, Helen (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0803951140 / ISBN 13: 9780803951143

Published by SAGE Publications, Inc, 1995

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Book has light wear to the edges and corners with a hint of yellowing to covers, and a former shop's tag lingering at the bottom of the back cover. Aside from the items listed, this is a great copy that remains well-bound with bright pages that are crisp and unmarked.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Spatial Practices: Critical Exploration in Social/Spatial Theory
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803951140
• ISBN 13: 9780803951143
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
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Synopsis

Spatial Practices makes a timely and significant contribution to the growing literature on social/spatial theory. In it the notion of spacial practice takes on a rich and layered meaning for some of America′s leading scholars as they critically link the theoretical practices of the space of their disciplines to the practical social space of everyday political and economic urban life. Original essays provide compelling insights into the space of racial politics, the unavoidability of recognizing a radical planning practice, and the imagistic face of the contemporary "figured" city. The reader will find rich conceptual tools presented in discussions that grapple with issues raised by the production of reduced public space in common interest developments and the ubiquitous mall, the ideologies of economic restructuring, the rhetorical politics of urban revitalization, and the analytic potential of the photo/text. Students and scholars interested in how spatial theory has enriched and renewed urban theory will find Spatial Practices invaluable. It will be useful in a wide range of classes across disciplines including urban studies, urban planning, architecture, political science, sociology, geography, economics, and policy studies. "This collection explores the exciting analytical edge where investigations of urban political economy converge with cultural studies. In their exploration of theory and practice as they relate to the production of space, the authors cover a dazzling range of topics. Yet despite their varying preoccupations, the essays merge into a unified inquiry that reveals the functions and meanings of contemporary spatial forms. All those who are interested in the forces shaping urban and regional development, as well as in the impact of space on social relations, must read this book." --Susan S. Fainstein, Rutgers University "Spatial Practices, at the very least, provokes consideration of how, for example, symbolic everyday and representational space are constituted through sites of everyday practice such as housing and the home." --Housing Studies