Spatial FormationsThis essential guide to social theory and space is written by one of the leading writers in the field. Nigel Thrift explores the interconnections among people, places and things and demonstrates why they must be examined in relation to each other rather than in isolation - as is too often the case. Spatial Formations presents a formidable analysis of how space is socially constructed, unmade and reconstructed. Thrift provides the reader with a direct understanding of how social theory can be used to make sense of spatial forms and practices, and how spatial relations are made durable over space and time. These themes are developed through case studies, ranging from medieval time consciousness to the modern usage of m |
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a and centralisation of capital ( Marx ) , the dramatic increase in and concentration of population ( Malthus ) , the growth of the State and the penetration of its bureaucracy into every corner of our lives ( Weber , the Frankfurt ...
a and centralisation of capital ( Marx ) , the dramatic increase in and concentration of population ( Malthus ) , the growth of the State and the penetration of its bureaucracy into every corner of our lives ( Weber , the Frankfurt ...
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In turn , this electronic world , with its emphasis on meaning and increased social connectedness ( Gergen , 1991 ) , forces an even greater reflexivity into the conduct of many meeting places . This increase in reflexivity is partly a ...
In turn , this electronic world , with its emphasis on meaning and increased social connectedness ( Gergen , 1991 ) , forces an even greater reflexivity into the conduct of many meeting places . This increase in reflexivity is partly a ...
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This figure has clearly increased since then as a result of expanding business , satellite communications ... and this is to ignore the corresponding increase in paper communication , indexed by the rise in postal items delivered in ...
This figure has clearly increased since then as a result of expanding business , satellite communications ... and this is to ignore the corresponding increase in paper communication , indexed by the rise in postal items delivered in ...
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| Título | Spatial Formations Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society |
| Autor | Nigel Thrift |
| Edición | ilustrada |
| Editor | SAGE Publications, 1996 |
| ISBN | 0803985452, 9780803985452 |
| Largo | 384 páginas |
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