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"The study of inequalities is the cornerstone of social geographic research. Social Geography: A Critical Introduction explores how urban and rural spaces are organized in ways that construct and maintain social inequality." "Social geographies of difference are introduced with an emp...
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Wiley-Blackwell,
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| Publisher Address: | Chichester, U.K. ; Malden, MA : |
| Publication Dates: | 2009. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Critical introductions to geography
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| Summary: |
"The study of inequalities is the cornerstone of social geographic research. Social Geography: A Critical Introduction explores how urban and rural spaces are organized in ways that construct and maintain social inequality." "Social geographies of difference are introduced with an emphasis on critical human geographic inquiry. These stem from feminist, Marxist, postcolonial, and poststructuralist concerns, with a key focus on how differences become fixed, naturalized parts of everyday experience. The book cuts across various approaches to see how new subjectivities emerge over time. A global |
| Carrier Form: | xiv, 319 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 282-310) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781405155007 1405155000 9781405154994 1405154993 |
| Index Number: | GF41 |
| CLC: | K901 |
| Call Number: | K901/D345 |