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The Power of Geography (RLE Social & Cultural Geography): How Territory Shapes Social Life
Contributor(s): Wolch, Jennifer (Editor), Dear, Michael (Editor)
ISBN: 1138989681     ISBN-13: 9781138989689
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $56.95  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: November 2015
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Human Geography
- Science | Earth Sciences - Geography
Dewey: 304.2
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Social and Cultural Geography
Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.28 lbs) 416 pages
 
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This book illuminates the profound influence of geography on everyday life. Concentrating on the realm of social reproduction - gender, family, education, culture and tradition, race, ethnicity the contributors provide both an articulation of a theory of territory and reproduction and concrete empirical analyses of the evolution of social practices in particular places.

At the core of the book's contribution is the concept of society as a 'time-space' fabric, upon which are engraved the processes of political, economic and socio-cultural life. A second distinctive feature of the book is its substantive focus on the relation between territory and social practice. Thirdly, it represents a significant step in the redefinition of the research agenda in human geography.