Cultural Geography: A Critical Dictionary of Key Concepts (International Library of Human Geography)

As Geography Has Become Influenced By Such Themes Such As Postcolonial Studies, Feminism And Psychoanalysis, So Students Have Been Forced To Engage With Ideas And Concepts From Outside The Traditional Boundaries Of Their Subject. This Exciting New Work Provides Them With An Invaluable Aid To Understanding The Complexities And Subtleties Of These New Ideas. The Editors Present Some Thirty Essays--written By A Wide Range Of Leading Practitioners--exploring The Key Concepts In Cultural Geography. The Essays Range From Questions That Have Recently Emerged To More Established Ideas That Warrant Critical Examination. The Work Will Be Invaluable To Students Of Cultural Geography And Related Disciplines.-- Back Cover. Pt. I. Space, Knowledge And Power -- Introduction -- Post-structuralism / Ulf Strohmayer -- Representation / Ola Söderström -- Positionality/situated Knowledge / Ian Cook [and Others] -- Mapping/cartography / Denis Cosgrove -- Travel/tourism / Mike Crang -- Place/space / Phil Hubbard -- Landscape / Don Mitchell -- Environment / Sally Eden -- Geopolitics / Gearóid Ó Tuathail/gerard Toal -- Governance / Andrew Jonas, Aidan While -- Flexibility / Suzanne Reimer -- Pt. Ii. Difference And Belonging -- Introduction -- The Body / Robyn Longhurst -- Identity / James Martin -- Gender / Peter Jackson -- Whiteness / Alastair Bonnett -- (dis)ability / Robert Wilton -- Sexuality / Mark Johnson -- Moral Geographies / Tim Cresswell -- Citizenship / Darren O'byrne -- Heritage / David Atkinson -- Pt. Iii. Borders And Boundaries -- Introduction -- Private/public / David Sibley -- Globalisation/globality / Neil Washbourne -- Postmodernism / Steven Flusty -- Colonialism/postcolonialism / Alison Blunt -- Diaspora / Anne-marie Fortier -- Hybridity / Katharyne Mitchell -- Nature/culture / Steve Hinchliffe -- Socio-technical / Nick Bingham -- Cyborg Cultures / Judith Tsouvalis. Edited By David Atkinson ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Contents......Page 6 Editors' Preface: On Cultural and Critical Geographies......Page 8 Part I - Space, Knowledge and Power......Page 20 Introduction......Page 22 Post-structuralism......Page 25 Respresentation......Page 30 Politionality/Situated Knowledge......Page 35 Mapping/Cartography......Page 46 Travel/Tourism......Page 53 Space/Place......Page 60 Landscape......Page 68 Environment......Page 76 Geopolitics......Page 84 Governance......Page 91 Flexibility......Page 99 Part II - Difference and Belonging......Page 106 Identity......Page 116 Introduction......Page 108 The Body......Page 110 Gender......Page 122 Whiteness......Page 128 (Disability)......Page 134 Sexuality......Page 141 Moral Geographies......Page 147 Citizenship......Page 154 Heritage......Page 160 Part III - Borders and Boundaries......Page 170 Introduction......Page 172 Private/Public......Page 174 Globalisation/Globality......Page 180 Postmodernism......Page 188 Colonialism/Postcolonialism......Page 194 Diaspora......Page 201 Hybridity......Page 207 Nature/Culture......Page 213 Socio-technical......Page 219 Cyborg Cultures......Page 226 Contributors......Page 232 Index......Page 234 As geography has become influenced by such themes as postcolonial studies,feminism and psychoanalysis, so students have had to engage with ideas andconcepts from outside the traditional boundaries of their subject. This exciting new book provides students with an invaluable aid to understanding the complexities and subtleties of these new ideas: Critical Geographies presents short essays exploring the key concepts in cultural geography. Written by leading practitioners, the essays range from questions that have recently emerged to more established ideas that warrant critical examination. Topics include (dis)ability, embodiment, governance, heritage,identity, postmodernity, psychogeographies, queer theory, space. The book will be invaluable to students of cultural geography and to students of related disciplines.