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What is Place : An Introduction about?

Thoroughly revised and updated, this text introduces students of human geography and allied disciplines to the fundamental concept of place, combining discussion about everyday uses of the term with the complex theoretical debates that have grown up around it. • A thoroughly revised and updated edition of this highly successful short introduction to place • Features a new chapter on the use of place in non-geographical arenas, such as in ecological theory, art theory and practice, philosophy, and social theory • Combines discussion about everyday uses of the term ‘place’ with the more complex theoretical debates that have grown up around it • Uses familiar stories drawn from the news, popular culture, and everyday life as a way to explain abstract ideas and debates • Traces the development of the concept from the 1950s through its subsequent appropriation by cultural geographers, and the linking of place to politicsISBN : 9780470655627

Who reads Place : An Introduction?

Author

Tim Cresswell

Publisher

Wiley & Sons, Limited, John; Wiley Blackwell

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781118574157

Category

science

Subjects

Science, Sociology, Anthropology

Rating

4.5 / 5 (64 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14